Heidelberg barrage

location

Coordinates

49 ° 24 '55 " N , 8 ° 43' 3" E Coordinates: 49 ° 24 '55 " N , 8 ° 43' 3" E

Country:

Germany

Place:

69118 Heidelberg

Waters:

Neckar

Water kilometers :

km 26.14

Data

Construction time:

1929

lock

Type:

Chamber lock

Usable length:

109.00 and 107.70 m

Usable width:

12 m

Height upstream :

107.87 m

Average
height of fall :

2.60 m

Others

Associated power plant:

Run-of-river power plant 3.1 MW

Weir of the Heidelberg barrage

The Heidelberg barrage is a river barrage and consists of a double lock on the left bank, a hydroelectric power station and a three-span weir on the right bank in the direction of the Neckar . When designing the building, the special location near Heidelberg's old town was taken into account.

location

Seen from the Rhine , the Heidelberg barrage is the third facility of its kind.

literature

Technical description PDF 146 KB

Web links

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

Federal Institute for Hydraulic Engineering, Historical Image Archive, Heidelberg / Neckar barrage