PHOTO: Husinec Is Dry, the South Bohemian Drinking Water Reservoir Is Empty
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In the 86 years of the existence of the Husinec dam near Prachatice, locals have never seen so little water. From the Blanice River, which feeds the reservoir, there is a stream that meanders in the original bed and can be crossed dry foot. Husinec also serves as a backup source of drinking water for Prachatice and the surrounding area.
The Husinecká reservoir in the Prachatice region is the first Czech dam to almost dry up. Due to the extreme drought, it will only start releasing its inflow and will stop supporting the flow of the Blanica River with water. Jiří Baloun, director of the Horní Vltava Vltava River Basin, told ČTK. There are 30,000 cubic meters of water in the storage area, which is 1.3 percent of the normal volume. The water level has dropped by seven meters compa…
The Husinecká reservoir in the Prachatice region is the first Czech reservoir to almost dry up. It has only 1.3 percent of water in its storage space. Only the tributary will begin to be released. The Vltava River Basin will also reduce the outflow from the Římov reservoir in the České Budějovice region due to the drought. This is a preventive step, because the Římov reservoir supplies drinking water to a large part of the region, and 360,000 So…
Husinec (Prachaticko) - The Husinec reservoir in the Prachatice region is the first Czech dam to almost dry up. Due to the extreme drought, it will start releasing only the inflow and will stop helping the flow of the Blanica River with water. Jiří Baloun, director of the Horní Vltava Vltava River Basin, told ČTK. There are 30,000 cubic meters of water in the storage area, which is 1.3 percent of the normal volume. The water level has dropped by…
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