Besigheim weir

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Besigheim weir
Basic data
Address: Hessigheimer Strasse / L1115,
74354 Besigheim ,
Baden-Württemberg
Use: Weir
Construction time: 1952-1955
Waterway: Neckar
Waterway kilometers: 136.80
Technical specifications
Congestion destination above sea level: 176.10 m
Average height of fall: 6.31 m
Width of the weir fields: 2 sinkers,
1 roller gate of 22.60 m
Closures:
power plant
Inflow: 65 m³ / second
Power: 3.4 MW

The Besigheim weir closes the back arm of the Neckar with the confluence of the Enz shortly afterwards from the approximately 1 kilometer long side canal, which is used as a shipping route and which leads to the Besigheim lock system that follows shortly thereafter .

location

The weir is the 15th system when viewed from the Rhine .

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Coordinates: 49 ° 0 ′ 11.8 "  N , 9 ° 8 ′ 52"  E