Vranov Dam lies in the Znojmo area of the South Moravian Region. It was built in the early 1930s, and because of it more than 400 people moved to a new village built above the reservoir. The original village of Bítov remained submerged beneath the surface.[1][2]
Reservoir water level
Povodí Moravy considers the ideal level of the storage capacity to be 348.45 metres above sea level. A spokesman for Povodí Moravy, Radek Špatka, pointed out that this has not been the usual level in recent years, so it cannot simply be said by how much the level is lower than normal.[1] In October 2026 the water level dropped to 338.34 metres above sea level, and the reservoir was filled to about 30 percent of capacity. During the dry years of 2017 and 2018 the level fell to 338.64 metres; the lowest recorded levels date from 1964 and 2010 (335 and 337.16 metres).[1][2]
The average outflow in October 2026 was about three cubic metres per second, rising to as much as six in summer due to the need for irrigation water. The outflow is governed by the operating manual and, according to Špatka, cannot be significantly reduced, as a minimum amount of water must be maintained in the stream and withdrawals below the dam must be ensured.[1][2]
A church remained standing in the flooded village, around which pleasure boats used to sail. In the 1960s it was demolished with explosives for safety reasons.[1][2]
Chronology
- — Due to drought, the water level of Vranov Dam in the Znojmo area of the South Moravian Region fell to 338.34 metres above sea level, exposing the remains of the flooded village of Bítov. → Ekolist.cz iDNES.cz: Brno
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Sources
- Ekolist.cz — 5 October 2026
- iDNES.cz: Brno — 5 October 2026