Jímací jez na Riegrově stezce - Jímací jez na Riegrově stezce

Beautifully neglected building. But it fulfills its purpose.

The collection weir and the house of the weir are part of the demanding engineering work of the hydroelectric power plant in Podspálov, which is included among the technical monuments. In the years 1921 to 1926, water managers used the Jizera slope between Bítouchov and Podspálov and according to the project of Ing. Dr. Antonín Jílek from the Czech Technical University built the mentioned power plant, including all related buildings. The solid part of the weir itself is made of thin plain concrete lined with granite quarry masonry or granite paving. A machined granite block is then installed in the crown of the weir. The non-solid part of the weir is formed by a sluice correcting the water level. There are three screens near the dormitory house, which prevent the inflow of coarse dirt into the drainage gallery. It is fired and broken in a rock mass of 1760 meters. Hard igneous rocks were taken away by more than 420 railway wagons. The gallery is followed by a walled side canal 437 meters long. The water accumulated above the weir thus flows to the power plant first through a gallery and then through a canal for a total of almost 2200 meters. The reservoir and the house of the weir-master are part of the demanding engineering work of the hydroelectric power plant in Podspálov, which is classified as a technical monument. Between 1921 and 1926, the water managers used the Jizera slope between Bítouchov and Podspálov and according to the project Ing. Dr. Antonín Jílka from ČVUT built the mentioned power plant, including all related buildings. The fixed part of the weir itself is made of thin, simple concrete lined with granite brickwork and granite tiles. In the crown of the weir is then placed a machined granite block. The unstable part of the weir is a water level adjusting valve. There are three filters at the cauldron house, which prevent the ingress of rough dirt into the drainage gully. It is shot and burnt in a rock massif of 1760 meters. The hard ignited rocks took over 420 railway wagons of material transported away. A 437-meter-long trench canal follows the canal. The water accumulated above the weir then flows to the power station first by a channel and then by a channel almost 2200 meters in total.

Very nice place

Interesting building on the Rieger Trail.

The building is managed by ČEZ

It is unbelievable what our ancestors were capable of. I like to come here.