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Historic heavy floods in Carlsbad and flood control of this world-famous spa town
 Munzar, Jan ; Ondráček, Stanislav
The known spa town of Karlovy Vary (Carslbad), named after Emperor Charles IV (1316-1378) and situated along the lower reach of the Teplá River before its opening into the Ohře River, has been undoubtedly troubled by high water since the very beginning of its existence. The town location has always been connected with a great risk of floods. One of the best- documented old flood events is the disastrous flood from 9 May 1582 caused by cloud burst during a storm on the upper reach of Teplá R. Notable floods of the 19th century include e.g. the heavy flood of September 1821 and namely the disaster of November 1890 during which a considerable part of the spa was devastated.Immense flood losses whose rectification took a long time were a new impetus for discussions resulting in numerous proposals for the implementation of possible flood control measures in the future. Often mentioned was the need of building water reservoirs.World War I had delayed the implementation of these measures and the water reservoir at Březová was constructed on the Teplá River in order to protect the town as late as 1932-1936.
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