In 2008, Czechia began flooding the lignite mine created after the old city of Most was demolished for coal; by 2014 the pit held 70.5 billion litres of water, forming a 309-hectare lake up to 75 metres deep
- The flooding started in 2008, and by 2014 the former mine had filled with about 70.5 billion liters of water, forming a lake 309 hectares in area and a maximum of 75 meters deep.
- Eventually the lake was opened for public recreation.
- What does it take to give a landscape carved by decades of coal mining back to nature?
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- The flooding started in 2008, and by 2014 the former mine had filled with about 70.5 billion liters of water, forming a lake 309 hectares in area and a maximum of 75 meters deep.
- Eventually the lake was opened for public recreation.
- What does it take to give a landscape carved by decades of coal mining back to nature?
Sources: Times of India