Amselbach dam
| Amselbach dam | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 38 '54 " N , 12 ° 34' 37" E | ||||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||||
| Lock type: | Dam wall | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1938-1942 | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 7.7 m | ||||||||
| Height above foundation level : | 14.6 m | ||||||||
| Height of the structure crown: | 309.7 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 3 600 m³ | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 75 m | ||||||||
| Crown width: | 2.5 m | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 309 m | ||||||||
| Water surface | 2 ha | ||||||||
| Storage space | 40 000 m³ | ||||||||
| Total storage space : | 43,000 m³ | ||||||||
| Catchment area | 2.59 km² | ||||||||
The Amselbach dam is one of the smallest dams in the Free State of Saxony . It was built to supply water to the steam locomotives of the Reichsbahn and is now used to supply drinking water .
Dam wall
The dam of the Amselbach dam is a gravity dam made of concrete with a quarry stone cladding . The dam was built in 1938–1942 near Weißbach near Zwickau (commissioned in 1942). The dammed body of water is the Amselbach , a tributary of the Zwickauer Mulde . The top of the wall is accessible, but there is no bridge over the flood relief .