Steg reservoir
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| Steg reservoir | ||
| Geographical location | Liechtenstein | |
| Tributaries | Valunerbach, Malbunbach | |
| Drain | Samina → Ill | |
| Places on the shore | web | |
| Location close to the shore | Triesenberg | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 762 268 / 219 822 | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 1295 m above sea level M. | |
| surface | 32 ha | |
| length | 400 m | |
| width | 80 m | |
| volume | 130,000 m³ | |
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particularities |
artificial reservoir, Liechtenstein's largest lake, upper body of water: Gänglesee |
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The Steg reservoir ( 1295 m above sea level ) is an artificial lake in the immediate vicinity of the Steg settlement in the area of the Triesenberg municipality in Liechtenstein . It is fed by the Valünerbach and Malbunbach. The Gänglesee ( 1301 m above sea level ) is located directly in front of the Steg reservoir .
use
power plant
The water from the Valünabach and Malbunbach is collected in the Steg reservoir and fed via pressure pipes to the machine house of the Samina pumped storage power plant in Vaduz to generate energy . Up to 2000 l / s (up to 2014 a maximum of 1500 l / s) can be processed.
Sports
The Steg reservoir is used by the Liechtenstein Fishing Association for sport fishing all year round, for which catchable brown trout are used.
In winter, a cross-country ski run is laid out next to the reservoir.
Web links
- Website of the Liechtenstein power plants
- Gertrud Haidvogl: Steg reservoir. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b measured at map.geo.admin.ch
- ↑ Profile (from June 2011) of the old Saminakraftwerk , publication of the Liechtensteinische Kraftwerke (LKW) , accessed on September 27, 2019
- ↑ Brochure of the trucks for the conversion of the Samina power plant Technical data on p. 43, accessed on March 16, 2016
- ↑ Steg reservoir on the website of the Liechtenstein Fisheries Association