Lech barrage Ellgau

Lech barrage Ellgau
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location
Coordinates	48 ° 35 '49 "  N , 10 ° 52' 47"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 35 '49 "  N , 10 ° 52' 47"  E
country	Germany
place	Animal heads
Waters	Lech
Kilometers of water	km 17.1
Height upstream	425  m above sea level NHN
power plant
owner	Rhein-Main-Donau GmbH
operator	Lechwerke AG
Start of operation	1952
technology
Bottleneck performance	9.7 megawatts
Average height of fall	8.25 m
Expansion flow	165 m³ / s
Standard work capacity	56 million kWh / year
Turbines	2 Kaplan turbines
Others
was standing	2019

The Lech barrage Ellgau is a barrage of the Lech between Augsburg and Marxheim and is located on river kilometer 17.1 in the area of ​​the municipality of Thierhaupten in the Augsburg district .

The operator of the run- of -river power plant is Lechwerke AG , the generated output is 9.7 MW with a head of 8.25 m with the help of two Kaplan turbines .

The power plant has been in operation since 1952 and is listed in the Federal Network Agency's power plant list as BNA1136.

The expansion flow of the power plant is 165 m³ / s, the standard energy capacity 56,000 MWh per year.

See also: List of hydropower plants in Germany

Individual evidence

1. ^ Federal Network Agency power plant list . 2015.
2. ↑ Augsburger Allgemeine: Water provides 56 million kilowatt hours of electricity every year. Retrieved February 18, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Analysis of the use of hydropower in Bavaria. Retrieved January 19, 2019 .