Bitburg reservoir

Bitburg reservoir
Location: Eifel district Bitburg-Prüm Tributaries: Prüm Larger places on the shore: Biersdorf am See , Wiersdorf
Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany
Coordinates	50 ° 0 '59 "  N , 6 ° 26' 26"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 0 '59 "  N , 6 ° 26' 26"  E
Data on the structure
Construction time:	1970-1972
Height above foundation level :	18 m
Height of the structure crown:	260  m above sea level NHN
Crown length:	90 m
Crown width:	10 m
Slope slope on the air side :	1: 2.2
Slope slope on the water side :	1: 1.75
Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination )	256  m above sea level NHN
Water surface	39.3 ha
Storage space	1 200 000  m³
Total storage space :	2 400 000  m³
Catchment area	330 km²
Design flood :	240 m³ / s
Particularities:	First dam structure with foil seal in Germany

The Bitburg reservoir is a flood retention basin and is located on the Prüm in Biersdorf am See and Wiersdorf in the Eifel , about twelve kilometers northwest of Bitburg in Rhineland-Palatinate .

The dam , a 15-meter-high earth dam, was built by the Bitburg Reservoir Association for flood protection at a point where the narrow and deeply cut valley of the Prüm opens into a hollow, which used to be always at risk of flooding . The reservoir , which is around two kilometers long and up to nine meters deep, is used for low water regulation , energy generation and local recreation and has become a popular excursion destination and tourist center in the southern Eifel. There is a five-kilometer circular path around the lake and many other good hiking trails, some of which are illuminated at night. This is where the network of hiking trails in the German-Luxembourg Nature Park begins .

Sports and leisure opportunities include rowing, paddling, surfing, pedal boating, inline skating, mountain biking, badminton, cycling and fishing (trout). There is a large fountain in the middle of the lake.

See also

• List of dams in Germany

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  View of the lake from the dam

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  Inflow of the Prüm

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  Discharge of the Prüm

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  Boat rental

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  Gastronomy on the lakeshore near Biersdorf

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  View of the hotels on the north bank

Web links

• Entry for the Bitburg reservoir in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region .
• Bitburg reservoir at "www.eifel-gps.de"
• Bitburg reservoir in Biersdorf am See at "www.eifel-direkt.de"
• Bitburg reservoir in Biersdorf am See at "www.eifel.de"
• Recordings from the lake (private website)