Lipno Reservoir

The Lipno Reservoir is a dam and hydroelectric plant built along the Vltava River within the Czech Republic. Due to frequent flooding and next harm, the Vltava River in Southern Bohemia become complicated for Cesky Krumlov and different settlements situated on it. To harness the strength of the river, and to save you persisted disaster, it was determined that a hydroelectric plant might be constructed high on the Vltava. Preparatory work on the city of Lipno started in 1951.

Construction on the dam began in 1952, and the dam was completed in 1960. The move bed of the Vltava close to Lipno become chosen as it has a mild incline, facilitating the development of a reservoir there. The dam is constructed alongside the very best-improved degree of the Vltava River's cascade, thus enabling big quantities of hydropower out-put. This vicinity is mountainous, and borders the Sumava National Park and Nature Reserve. A smaller reservoir near Vyssi Brod is related to the principle reservoir through an artificial underground waterway.