Lomnitztalsperre
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 46 '37 " N , 15 ° 44' 41" E | ||||||
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| Construction time: | 1910-1915 | ||||||
| Crown length: | 105 m | ||||||
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| Storage space | 540 000 m³ | ||||||
The Lomnitztalsperre (Karkonosze zapora; Zapora na Łomnicy, also: Dam Bridge Hill) near Karpacz (Karpacz, Lower Silesia) is close to the Schneekoppe (Śnieżka), the largest mountain in the Giant Mountains , in the valley of Łomnica ( Big Lomnica ) in southwestern Poland .
The dam was built after the experience of the disaster flood of 1897 for the purpose of flood protection . The reservoir is comparatively small.
The curved gravity dam made of quarry stone masonry corresponds to the Intze principle . It has a flood relief with five openings in the middle of the dam .
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The Lomnitztalsperre in Karpacz
