Chřibská dam
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 51 '0 " N , 14 ° 31' 31" E | ||||
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| Construction time: | 1912-1924 | ||||
| Height above valley floor: | 24.73 m | ||||
| Height above foundation level : | 26 m | ||||
| Height of the structure crown: | 440.43 m | ||||
| Crown length: | 189 m | ||||
| Crown width: | 5.65 m | ||||
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| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 438.60 m | ||||
| Water surface | 12.7 ha | ||||
| Total storage space : | 1.06 million m³ | ||||
| Catchment area | 6.28 km² | ||||
| Design flood : | 17.7 m³ / s | ||||
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The dam Chřibská ( Chřibská přehrada , German and Kreibitzer dam ) is a dam on the upper reaches of the Chřibská Kamenice ( Kreibitzbach ), two kilometers southeast of Horní Chřibská ( Oberkreibitz ) and one kilometer west of the Mountain Malý Stožec ( Little Schöber ) in Lusatian mountains in northern Bohemia ( Czech Republic ).
It was built between 1912 and 1924 for flood protection and also as a recreation area . Today the system serves as a drinking water reservoir , entering the reservoir area is prohibited.