Elevated tank hood lock

Elevated tank at the hood lock : In the upper part is the coat of arms of the city of Kempten (Allgäu) , surrounded by dolphins.

The hood lock elevated tank is a water reservoir built in 1900 on Estionenweg in the hood lock complex in Kempten (Allgäu) .

The neo-Baroque , listed building bears rustication and corner pilaster strip . In 1967 the capacity of the elevated tank was doubled from 1500 m³ to 3000 m³. The overflow water level is 747 meters above sea ​​level , the drinking water throughput is around 1,000,000 m³ per year.

In 2009 the water chambers were renovated.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Water supply map . In: kku-kempten.de (accessed on May 25, 2015)

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Coordinates: 47 ° 42 ′ 54.3 "  N , 10 ° 18 ′ 17.9"  E