Editing Vltava (section)

==Navigation==
[[File:Pristaviste Naplavka Smichov.jpg|thumb|"Náplavka Smíchov" ferry dock in [[Prague]]]]
Between the confluence with the [[Elbe]] at [[Mělník]] and [[Prague]], the river is navigable by vessels of up to {{convert|1000|tonnes}} displacement. Most of the river upstream of Prague as far as [[České Budějovice]] is navigable by craft of up to {{convert|300|tonnes}} displacement, but such vessels cannot pass the dams at [[Orlík Reservoir|Orlík]] and [[Slapy Reservoir|Slapy]], and are also restricted by a low bridge at [[Týn nad Vltavou]]. Work is planned to complete [[boat lift]]s, planned for but never completed, at the two dams, and to rebuild the bridge, in order for them to navigate throughout. Much smaller craft, of up to {{convert|3.5|tonnes}} displacement and under {{convert|3|m}} beam and {{convert|3|m}} air draft, can avoid these obstacles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inlandwaterwaysinternational.org/downloads/Newsletter0717.pdf |title=Upper Vltava navigation inaugurated in May |work=IWI news |publisher=Inland Waterways International |date=July 2017 |access-date=3 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303173706/http://www.inlandwaterwaysinternational.org/downloads/Newsletter0717.pdf |archive-date=3 March 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Upstream of České Budějovice, the river's section around [[Český Krumlov]] (specifically from [[Vyšší Brod]] to [[Boršov nad Vltavou]]) is a very popular destination for [[water tourism]].<ref>[https://www.vltava-river.com/en/trip/along-the-river-branna-nove-spoli-xindtj2dy8 Along the River Branna Nove Spoli - vltava-river.com]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180709162858/http://americaninprague.eu/Prague/Czech-Republic/Vltava-River.shtml American in Prague (2018 webpage)]</ref>