Orlík Reservoir

Hydroelectric dam in Czechia

Orlík Reservoir

View from Zvíkov Castle

Orlík Reservoir

Coordinates| 49°36′21.6″N 14°10′51.6″E﻿ / ﻿49.606000°N 14.181000°E﻿ / 49.606000; 14.181000
Type| reservoir
Primary inflows| Vltava River, Otava River
Primary outflows| Vltava River
Catchment area| 12,105 km2 (4,674 sq mi)
Basin countries| Czech Republic
Max. length| 68 km (42 mi)
Surface area| 27.32 km2 (10.55 sq mi)
Water volume| 703.8×10 ~~^~~ 6 m3 (570,600 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation| 354 m (1,161 ft)

The Orlík Reservoir (Czech: Vodní nádrž Orlík) is the largest hydroelectric dam in the Czech Republic. It dams the Vltava River near the village of Solenice, which is near the town of Příbram. The structure is named after Orlík Castle, which is situated a few kilometers above the dam. The dam has four turbines with a nominal capacity of 91 MW each[1] having a total capacity of 364 MW.

Orlík Castle

## Sources[edit]

1. ^ Orlik Hydro Power Plant

## See also[edit]

* Czech Republic portal
* Water portal
* Renewable energy portal

* List of dams and reservoirs in the Czech Republic
* List of lakes in the Czech Republic
* Media related to Orlík Reservoir at Wikimedia Commons

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Hydroelectric dams on the Vltava

* Lipno
* Lipno II
* Hněvkovice
* Kořensko
* Orlík
* Kamýk
* Slapy
* Štěchovice
* Vrané

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