Straussfurt flood retention basin

Straussfurt flood retention basin
	The flood retention basin, which is empty except for the unstrut flowing through it
Location:	Sömmerda district
Tributaries:	Unstrut
Larger places nearby:	Straussfurt , Schwerstedt , Henschleben , Vehra
	Thuringia , Germany
Coordinates	51 ° 9 '17 " N , 10 ° 58' 43" E Coordinates: 51 ° 9 '17 " N , 10 ° 58' 43" E
	Data on the structure
Construction time:	1952-1962
Height above foundation level :	13 m
Building volume:	280,000 m³
Crown length:	1930 m
Crown width:	3 m
Slope slope on the air side :	1: 2,3 and 1: 3
Slope slope on the water side :	1: 3
	Data on the reservoir
Water surface	239 ha
Storage space	19.2 million m³
Total storage space :	21.7 million m³
Catchment area	1962 km²
Design flood :	400 m³ / s

The Straussfurt flood retention basin is located near Straussfurt in the Sömmerda district in Thuringia . It was initially a so-called "green basin" and only held back the water of the Unstrut during floods . Other purposes are industrial water supply and nature conservation.

dam

The barrier structure is an earth dam . It consists of two zones, a water-side sealing body made of Keuper marl and an air-side support body made of gravel . On the water side , it is also covered by an asphalt concrete layer . The dam has a 91 m long concrete relief structure. The flood relief consists of a 270 m long slope overflow with a 200 m long channel. The flood retention basin is operated by the Thuringian long-distance water supply .

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