Viderjoch reservoir

Viderjoch reservoir
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Location: Ski area Silvretta Arena about 360 meters from the border between Austria and Switzerland away Tributaries: nameless Drain: Mülbach → Schergenbach → Inn Larger places nearby: Samnaun
Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland
Coordinates	821 076  /  206 945 coordinates: 46 ° 58 '36 "  N , 10 ° 20' 41"  O ; CH1903:  821 076  /  206,945
Data on the structure
Lock type:	Earth dam
Construction time:	2007
Height of the barrier structure :	26 m
Crown length:	171 m
Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination )	2665  m above sea level M.
Water surface	1.15 ha
Total storage space :	115 000  m³
Catchment area	0.24 km²

The reservoir Viderjoch is a reservoir above Montague close to the border to Austria with a water level of 2664  m above sea level. M. , which is used to make snow on the slopes in the Silvretta Arena . According to the list of the Swiss Dam Committee, it is the highest dam in Switzerland and is under the supervision of the Federal Office of Energy . The reservoir was created in 2007 and enlarged in 2017. The dam has a retention volume of 115,000 m³.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} List of barrages suisses | swissdams. Retrieved June 12, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Viderjoch. In: Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration. Retrieved June 12, 2020 . 
3. ↑ News from the ski area: Enlargement of the Viderjoch reservoir . In: Samnaun Journal . Winter 2017/18, p. 13 ( cloudfront.net [PDF]).