Deesbach Forebay
Deesbach Forebay | |
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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 |
Max. 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
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Deesbach Forebay.
- Leibis-Lichte Dam on homepage of the Thuringian long-distance water supply (de: Tueringer Fernwasserversorgung
- Homepage (private) concerning the Leibis-Lichte Dam
- Pictures of the building site on baustellen-doku.info