Žďakovský bridge and Orlík reservoir on the Vltava river

When you drive along road No. 19 from South Bohemia to Pilsen, you can hardly miss one big "puddle". The Orlík Reservoir is the largest reservoir in the Czech Republic due to the amount of water it holds (704 million m3).
 
It was built in the years 1954–1962. Its dam is 450 meters long and 91,5 meters high. The power plant and its four Kaplan turbines are hidden inside the building. The dam does not have a classic…
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