The unrealized valley dam project near Slatina nad Úpou

The establishment of a valley barrier on the Úpa for the purpose of holding back large amounts of water began to be considered in connection with the Land Act of 13 February 1903, according to which, in the regulation of the rivers Elbe and Úpa, valley barriers were to be established to hold back large amounts of water, as a response to a large flood in 1897. One was planned above Dvor Králové nad Labem in the Králové forest, the other was to be built at Úpa pod Slatinau nad Úpou.…