// the atlas of submerged towns

Towns that were evacuated. Then put under water.

A clinical atlas of the villages and towns deliberately emptied and flooded to build a reservoir — and the ruins that rise back into daylight whenever the water drops. Every entry is a full life cycle: the community before, the flooding, why the valley was chosen, and what surfaces today.

15 documented towns Updated Jun 1, 2026

SB-015 · 1270

Tuscany, Italy

Fabbriche di Careggine, Italy: The Tuscan Village That Empties Into View

hydroelectric power mid-century

~146 · Resurfaces

SB-014 · 1500

South Goa, India

Curdi, India: The Goan Village That Resurfaces Every May

irrigation water-supply drinking-water irrigation modern

~3,000 · Resurfaces

SB-013 · 1907

Táchira State, Venezuela

Potosí, Venezuela: The Church Cross Above the Reservoir

hydroelectric power mid-century

~1,200 · Resurfaces

SB-012 · 1700

Alba County, Romania

Geamăna, Romania: The Village Drowned in Toxic Sludge

mine-tailings flood-control modern

~400 families · Partly-visible

SB-011 · 1700

Derbyshire, England

Ashopton & Derwent, England: The Drowned Villages of the Derwent Valley

water-supply drinking-water mid-century

~hundreds · Resurfaces

SB-010 · 1859

New South Wales, Australia

Adaminaby, Australia: The Town Moved for the Snowy Scheme

hydroelectric irrigation irrigation power mid-century

~700 · Relocated

SB-009 · 1921

Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Villa Epecuén, Argentina: The Resort Drowned by a Broken Dyke

dyke-failure flood-control mid-century

~5,000 · Resurfaces

SB-008 · 100

Terras de Bouro, Portugal

Vilarinho da Furna, Portugal: The Communal Village Lost to the Homem

hydroelectric power mid-century

~300 · Resurfaces

SB-007 · 621

Chun'an County, Zhejiang, China

Shi Cheng, China: The Lion City Beneath Qiandao Lake

hydroelectric power mid-century

~290,000 (region) · Submerged

SB-006 · 1357

South Tyrol, Italy

Curon / Graun, Italy: The Bell Tower of Lake Reschen

hydroelectric power mid-century

~150 families · Partly-visible

SB-005 · 1775

Tver Oblast, Russia

Kalyazin, Russia: The Belfry Standing in the Volga

hydroelectric power mid-century

~few thousand (district) · Partly-visible

SB-004 · 1149

Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Mologa, Russia: The Atlantis of the Rybinsk Sea

hydroelectric power mid-century

~130,000 (region) · Resurfaces

SB-003 · 1784

Cornwall Township, Ontario, Canada

The Lost Villages of Ontario: Ten Towns Erased by the Seaway

hydroelectric power mid-century

~6,500 · Submerged

SB-002 · 1865

Clark County, Nevada, USA

St. Thomas, Nevada: The Mormon Town That Lake Mead Swallowed

hydroelectric water-supply drinking-water power mid-century

~500 · Resurfaces

SB-001 · 1800

Gwynedd, Wales

Capel Celyn, Wales: The Village Drowned for Liverpool’s Water

water-supply drinking-water mid-century

~70 · Submerged