Eisenbach flood retention basin
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 51 '9 " N , 9 ° 40' 29" E | ||||
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| Height of the barrier structure : | 13.5 m | ||||
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| Water surface | 16.5 ha | ||||
| Storage space | 580 000 m³ | ||||
| Catchment area | 7.4 km² | ||||
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The detention basin Eisenbach (also Eisenbachsee ) is a 1.65 ha large reservoir in Baden-Wuerttemberg ( Germany ), about 5 km south-east of Welzheim . It is located in the middle of the Swabian-Franconian Forest Nature Park and is located in the district of Alfdorf in the Rems-Murr district at 450 m above sea level. NN . The lake was completed in 1961 by the water association Kocher-Lein, which was founded in 1957 as a result of recurring floods along the Lein . The Eisenbachsee is one of eleven storage and retention basins that the association still operates today. The lake, which is fed by the eponymous Eisenbach , has a catchment area of 7.4 km² and a permanent storage area of approx. 1.65 hectares. The 13.5 m high dam enables a maximum storage area of 11 hectares to be achieved.
Leisure and recreation
The Eisenbachsee, where there is also a kiosk, is designated as a swimming area and a popular destination in the summer months. There are extensive sunbathing areas around the lake, and the DLRG is on site on summer weekends . The lake is also the starting point for the Eisenbachsee forest animal educational trail. Along the way there are 20 educational trail signs on well-known native forest animals such as badgers , foxes and deer as well as on lesser known forest animals of Central Europe such as. B. wood grouse , lynx , raccoon and raccoon dog . Some nature trail stations are equipped with animal sound installations. An association offers adventure tours for this purpose.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information from the water association Kocher-Lein, accessed on March 8, 2012 .
- ↑ Flood protection, landscape management, local recreation. Ed. Wasserverband Kocher-Lein, 2nd edition. 1979.
- ↑ Swabian Franconian Forest Nature Park - Wanderwalter
Geographical information according to official topographic maps 1: 25,000 and 1: 50,000.
