Star pond
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| Coordinates | 694 972 / 227937 | ||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||
| Lock type: | Earthfill dam | ||||||
| Construction time: | 1874 | ||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 17 m | ||||||
| Height of the structure crown: | 583 m above sea level M. | ||||||
| Building volume: | 20,000 m³ | ||||||
| Crown length: | 118 m | ||||||
| Operator: | Richterswil community | ||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||
| Water surface | 2.7 ha | ||||||
| Reservoir length | 400 m | ||||||
| Total storage space : | 0.1 million m³ | ||||||
| Catchment area | 4 km² | ||||||
| Design flood : | 42 m³ / s | ||||||
The Sternenweiher is a reservoir in the municipality of Richterswil in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland .
It is located northeast of Saturdayern and drains over the Mülibach into Lake Zurich . According to the national map, its tributary is called Miesbach.
The silk manufacturer Rudolf Zinggeler-Syfrig received the rights to use the Mülibach in 1873 to drive the machines in his Zinggeler AG silk twisting mill . The star pond was created above Richterswil by damming the Mülibach. A two-kilometer pressure pipe led the water down to Lake Zurich, where it drove a water turbine in Zinggeler's factory . For amusement and as a symbol of industrialization, the manufacturer let the water rise through a nozzle on festive days such as August 1st from 1875 : a fountain with a height of 80 to 85 meters was created. This fountain has long been considered the highest on the continent. In 1972 the power plant was taken out of service and with it the fountain.
The fountain restored by the Society of Historical Fountains in Richterswil , founded in 2003, was able to be put back into operation in 2007. Today it splashes up to 101 m.
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- Entry at swissdams.ch ( Memento from April 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Miesbach on map.geo.admin.ch
- ↑ The historic Richterswil fountain