Retention basin Stöhna
Retention basin Stöhna | |||||||
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Coordinates | 51 ° 13 '42 " N , 12 ° 23' 56" E | ||||||
Data on the structure | |||||||
Construction time: | 1972-1977 | ||||||
Height above valley floor: | 8.5 m | ||||||
Height above foundation level : | 14.85 m | ||||||
Height of the structure crown: | 126.6 m | ||||||
Crown length: | 170 m | ||||||
Crown width: | 11.2 m | ||||||
Data on the reservoir | |||||||
Water surface | 2.33 km² | ||||||
Storage space | 11.35 hm³ |
The Stöhna flood retention basin is located south of Leipzig in Saxony and is part of the Untere Pleiße storage system . It was built from 1972 to 1977 from a remaining open pit and is normally only filled to a small extent. In the event of flooding , the water from the Pleiße is transferred into the basin and thus retained. The dam is an earth dam with a clay seal on the basin side.
The name of the retention basin came from the village of Stöhna , which was once located here not far from the Pleiße. It had to be demolished in 1956 as the Espenhain opencast mine was advancing .
The pool is a nature reserve , which is why it cannot be entered.