Witznitz reservoir
| Witznitz storage facility | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 8 ′ 41 " N , 12 ° 28 ′ 53" E | ||||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||||
| Construction time: | 1950-1954 | ||||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 5.5 m | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 2.6 m | ||||||||
| Height of the structure crown: | 134.5 m | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 845 m | ||||||||
| Crown width: | 3 m | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 132 m | ||||||||
| Water surface | 2.36 km² | ||||||||
| Storage space | 22.80 million m³ | ||||||||
| Total storage space : | 26.0 million m³ | ||||||||
| Design flood : | 27.33 million m³ | ||||||||
| Particularities: |
Open pit residual lake with dam |
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The Witznitz storage basin is a former open-cast mine residual lake of the Witznitz I opencast mine northwest of Borna and south of Leipzig in Saxony , which was converted into a flood retention basin from 1950 to 1954 . The memory is normally only partially filled. In the event of flooding, water from the Eula and Wyhra can be channeled into the reservoir. Between 1995 and 1997 the dam was repaired.
use
In addition to flood protection, the system is used to provide raw water for the Lippendorf power station , commercial fishing, water sports and recreational activities. Boating without a motor is permitted on the lake.
Further data
- Storage height when fully blocked: 133.50 m above sea level NN
- Water level at high water: 134.05 m above sea level NN
- Storage space during floods: 27.33 million m³
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