Lichtenberg dam
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 48 '19 " N , 13 ° 27' 39" E | ||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||
| Construction time: | 1966-1975 | ||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 42.8 m | ||||||
| Height above foundation level : | 46.0 m | ||||||
| Height of the structure crown: | 497.00 m | ||||||
| Building volume: | 600,000 m³ | ||||||
| Crown length: | 300 m | ||||||
| Slope slope on the air side : | 1: 1.5 | ||||||
| Slope slope on the water side : | 1: 2 | ||||||
| Power plant output: | 17 kW | ||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||
| Water surface | 92.6 ha | ||||||
| Storage space | 14.42 million m³ | ||||||
| Total storage space : | 15.08 million m³ | ||||||
The Lichtenberg dam is a dam in the Free State of Saxony near Lichtenberg / Erzgebirge in the district of Central Saxony . It serves the drinking water supply , the flood protection , the low water increase and the power generation . It is a "large dam" according to ICOLD criteria. The dam of the Lichtenberg dam is a straight rock rubble dam with a bituminous outer skin seal. It was built from 1966 to 1975 near Frauenstein in the Ore Mountains (commissioning in 1975). On the air side , the dam has two berms . There is a tower in the reservoir that is used to remove the water and as a flood relief. The dammed body of water is the Gimmlitz .
A raw water pipe leads from the Rauschenbach dam and continues from here to the Klingenberg dam .
The top of the dam is open to the public. There are some exhibits to visit there. Swimming and recreational sports in the reservoir are not possible. But there is a circular hiking trail around the reservoir. Fishing is only permitted for the Southern Saxony Angler Association.
The Lichtenberg dam has a pre- dam (Dittersbach) and two pre-basins (Dittersbach and Burkersdorf).
