Gübsensee
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| Gübsensee | |
|---|---|
| Location | St. Gallen |
| Coordinates | |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary outflows | Sitter |
| Catchment area | 0.68 km² |
| Basin countries | Switzerland |
| Surface area | 0.17 km² |
| Water volume | 1.5 mio m³ |
| Surface elevation | 682 m |
Gübsensee is a reservoir near the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Its dams were built between 1898 and 1900, the first hydroelectric reservoir in Switzerland. Kraftwerk Kubel generates electrical power since 1900.
Gübsensee Ost is a gravity dam with a height of 24 m, Gübsensee West an earthfill dam.
The lake's surface area is 0.17 km². Its volume is 1.5 mio m³.
[edit] External links
- Swiss Dams: Gübsensee Ost
- Gübsensee Ost Dam in the Structurae database
- Swiss Dams: Gübsensee West
- Gübsensee West Dam in the Structurae database
- Das Kraftwerk KubelPDF (German)
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