Serrig Barrage
| Serrig Barrage | ||
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 Serrig Barrage, underwater side |
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 34 '0 " N , 6 ° 35' 33" E | |
| Country: | Germany Rhineland-Palatinate
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| Place: | Serrig | |
| Waters: | Saar | |
| Water kilometers : | km 18.3 | |
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| Operator: |
Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration RWE Power AG |
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| Responsible WSA : | WSA Saarbrücken | |
| Construction time: | 1981-1986 | |
| Start of operation: | 1986 | |
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| Type: | 2 chamber locks | |
| Category: | Vb | |
| Usable length: | 190.00 (lock 1) 40.00 (lock 2) w |
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| Usable width: | 12.07 (lock 1) 6.40 (lock 2) m |
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| Height upstream : | 156.5 m above sea level NN | |
| Average height of fall : |
14.50 m | |
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| Associated power plant: | Serrig power station | |
| Website: | http://www.rwe.com | |
The Serrig barrage is Germany's largest river barrage on a natural river course. It is located near the municipality of Serrig at river kilometer 18.3 of the Saar between the barrages Kanzem and Mettlach . There are further barrages in Rehlingen , Lisdorf and Saarbrücken .
It is one of several barrages that were built in the course of making the Saar navigable on the route from Saarbrücken to Konz . A total of 55 meters in altitude are overcome.
The Serrig barrage was built between 1981 and 1986 and has a lifting height of 14.5 m. The underwater is at 142.00 m above sea level and the storage target is at 156.50 m above sea level.
The barrage has two lock chambers , the larger of which is 190 m long and 12.07 m wide. The smaller one is 40 m long and 6.70 m wide. The average rate of climb is 1.40 m per minute, resulting in a filling time of around 10.2 minutes.
A hydroelectric power station is part of the barrage . The output of the two bulb turbines is 12 MW.
gallery
The barrage when the lock chamber is filled
View into the lock chamber at low tide
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b WSA Saarbrücken: plants and buildings. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 27, 2007 ; Retrieved June 9, 2011 .
- ↑ a b Saar-Obermosel online portal: Serrig barrage. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved June 9, 2011 .