Deesbach Forebay
This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (May 2019) |
Deesbach Forebay | |
---|---|
Country | Germany, Thuringia |
Location | Distr. Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Municip. Unterweissbach, Lichte Valley |
Coordinates | 50°34′31″N 11°10′11″E / 50.57528°N 11.16972°ECoordinates: 50°34′31″N 11°10′11″E / 50.57528°N 11.16972°E |
Construction began | 1981 |
Opening date | 1991 |
Dam and spillways | |
Height | 42.5 m |
Length | 178 m |
Width (crest) | 6 m |
Width (base) | 180.6 m |
Dam volume | 13,500 m³ |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 3.2 million m³ |
Catchment area | 49.5 km² |
Surface area | 122 ha |
Maximum water depth | 22 m |
The Deesbach Forebay (German: Vorsperre Deesbach) is a dam in the German state of Thuringia in the Thuringian Highland. It impounds the river Lichte and lies between the municipalities Lichte (Geiersthal) and Unterweissbach. That particular forebay belongs to the Leibis-Lichte Dam (de: Talsperre Leibis-Lichte).
The name, Deesbach Forebay, was derived d from the close proximity to the municipality Deesbach.
See also[]
- List of reservoirs and dams in Germany
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- Reservoirs in Thuringia
- Dams in Thuringia
- Lichte
- Dams completed in 1991
- Buildings and structures in Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
- 1991 establishments in Germany
- Saale basin