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Seč Dam

The 858th tallest dam in the world

42 m · 138 ft

Seč Reservoir (vodní nádrž Seč) is an artificial drinking water reservoir in the Pardubice Region, Czech Republic. It supplies the city of Pardubice and the town of Chrudim and is also an important tourist destination located in the Iron Mountains. The reservoir has also regulatory function and its water is used in some water power plants.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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