Nové Mlýny reservoirs

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Nové Mlýny reservoirs (Czech: Vodní dílo Nové Mlýny)

The Nové Mlýny reservoirs are three reservoirs on the Dyje River in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. They were built from 1978 to 1988 to reduce seasonal flooding and to boost agricultural production. The reservoirs are part of the Pálava Protected Landscape Area.

The three reservoirs are:

- Novomlýnská Reservoir (Nové Mlýny): area 1,668 hectares; maximum depth 7.54 meters; volume 87,750,000 cubic meters; surface elevation about 171 meters above sea level.

- Věstonická Reservoir: area 1,031 hectares; maximum depth 5.02 meters; volume 34,000,000 cubic meters; surface elevation 171 meters.

- Mušovská Reservoir: area 528 hectares; maximum depth 4.04 meters; volume 12,186,000 cubic meters; surface elevation 171 meters.