Dachwig dam
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 3 '57 " N , 10 ° 50' 24" E | ||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||
| Construction time: | 1974-1976 | ||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 9.3 m | ||||||
| Height above foundation level : | 11.3 m | ||||||
| Height of the structure crown: | 183.80 m | ||||||
| Building volume: | 52,000 m³ | ||||||
| Crown length: | 748 m | ||||||
| Crown width: | 3 m | ||||||
| Slope slope on the air side : | 1: 9, 1: 4.5, 1: 2.5 | ||||||
| Slope slope on the water side : | 1: 9, 1: 4.5, 1: 2.5 | ||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||
| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 181.80 m | ||||||
| Water surface | 96 ha | ||||||
| Storage space | 2.1 million m³ | ||||||
| Total storage space : | 2.6 million m³ | ||||||
| Catchment area | 27.7 km² | ||||||
| Design flood : | 13.8 m³ / s | ||||||
The Dachwig reservoir ( Dachwig reservoir) is located between Dachwig and Großfahner, northwest of Erfurt in Thuringia . The reservoir was built to irrigate agricultural land and served this purpose until 1990. Today it only has a nature conservation function as a resting and breeding place for water birds and songbirds. The river Jordan is dammed .
The dam is a homogeneous earth dam made of cohesive material. The water side is secured with gravel stones, the air side with lawn. The system has a combined extraction and overflow structure with an overflow funnel at the foot of the dam on the water side.
See also
literature
- Dams in Thuringia. Thuringian dam administration, author college 1993
Web links
Commons : Talsperre Dachwig - Collection of images, videos and audio files
