Max. width 1.5 km (0.93 mi) Max. depth 50 m (160 ft) Lake type Reservoir | Max. length 4 km (2.5 mi) Surface area 4.9344 km (3.0661 mi) Surface elevation 400 m | |
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Location Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region | ||
Medard is an artificial lake (now 4.93 km²) in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic, northwest of Sokolov, near Svatava and Habartov. The lake was created by flooding the former coal mine called Medard-Libík. The lake's surface area stretches 493 ha, its maximum depth is 50 m and the capacity is approximately 50 mil. m3. It is the largest lake in the Czech Republic.
Contents
- Map of Medard Czechia
- History
- Termination of mining
- Watering
- Additional coal mining
- Utilisation
- References
Map of Medard, Czechia
History
Five villages disappeared due to mining: Čistá u Svatavy, Dvory, Kolonie Hahnemannova, Kytlice, Lísková.
Termination of mining
In 2000, the mining of brown coal in Medard-Libík ceased and the quarry was closed.
Watering
Filling the lake began in June 2008 when Sokolovská uhelná has ceased to draw mine water from retention and completed Medard gross technical reclamation of the future lake bottom. Since 2010, the lake is filled with water from the River Ohře. Filling building stands near the village Citice at the narrowest point between the river Eger and future lake.
Additional coal mining
Since 2012, Sokolovská uhelná additionally mined coal near Svatava for reasons of firming shore. Reclamation and filling the lake is not interrupted.
Utilisation
Within urban studies being considered for use for various sports and recreational activities such as indoor pool, bmx area, track for roller skating, soccer field, golf course, hotel complex, kiteboarding, base sport of yachting, equestrian base, camping, caravans, cabins, swimming pools, sports grounds rope, airfield for ultralight aircraft, motocross area, diving center, the beach, a softball field, boating camp, campus, amusement park.