Jordán Pond is a
pond inside city
Tábor,
South Bohemian Region, the
Czech Republic. Built in 1492 it is the oldest
dam on area of the Czech Republic.The pond was created by creating earth dam across the Košínský brook (Košínský potok, also known as Tismenice) with purpose to provide drinking water for town inhabitants. Later, it was used for
aquaculture and in modern era as a place of recreation. Levee of the pond is 18 meters high, the area is 50
ha, it contains around 3 millions of
m3 of water, deepest point is 12.5 meters bellow surface.
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