Guttenbach barrage

location

Coordinates

49 ° 23 '2 " N , 9 ° 4' 35" E Coordinates: 49 ° 23 '2 " N , 9 ° 4' 35" E

Country:

Germany

Place:

Neckargerach

Waters:

Neckar

Water kilometers :

km 72.20

Data

Construction time:

1935 weir
and left chamber,
1959 right chamber

Renovation:

2009 to 2011

lock

Type:

Chamber lock

Usable length:

108.60 m

Usable width:

12 m

Height upstream :

133 m

Average
height of fall :

5.30 m

Others

Associated power plant:

Run-of-river power plant 6.8 MW

The Guttenbach dam is a river barrage and consists of a double lock on the right bank, a triple weir and a power plant on the left bank in the direction of the Neckar . The lock and weir footbridge, the lower edge of which is 5.3 m above the upper water level, is built over on the lower head by the operations building. In the left lock chamber the lower gate was renewed in 1984 and the upper gate with drives and controls in 1999. The wall concrete comes from the construction time and has not been changed.

The right chamber was completely refurbished from 2009 to 2011. As part of the construction work, the outer concrete shell was replaced, the sluice gates replaced and the drive, electrical and control technology renewed, which showed age-related signs of wear and tear after 50 years of operation.

Construction project

The basic overhaul of the right lock chamber was a prerequisite for ensuring safe lock operation while the left lock chamber was being extended. As part of the lock extension, which is planned after Oberwasser, the concrete walls will be renovated and the lock equipment will be replaced ( bollards , ladders, etc.). When working on the project, it remains to be checked in the following to what extent a renewal of the components that have been modernized in recent decades and an extension of the weir-side upstream tail unit is necessary. Furthermore, the existing sheet pile wall in the headwater is being upgraded . This includes equipping them with dolphins, building an access road from the main road and replacing the lighting.

Estimated construction time

The construction project is expected to be implemented from 2021 to 2023. Work on the berth is scheduled for 2024.

location

Seen from the Rhine, the barrage is the eighth of its kind.

Web links

Commons : Guttenbach barrage - collection of images, videos and audio files

Federal waterways and shipping administration, Office for Neckar Development Heidelberg, Guttenbach lock

Upstream	Crossing the Neckar	Downstream
Road bridge L636	Weir footbridge	Minneburg Bridge