Wilhelmsthal hydropower plant

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Wilhelmsthal hydropower plant
The hydropower plant with the upper and lower trenches
The hydropower plant with the upper and lower trenches
location
Wilhelmsthal hydropower plant (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Wilhelmsthal hydropower plant
Coordinates 51 ° 15 '56 "  N , 7 ° 43' 50"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 15 '56 "  N , 7 ° 43' 50"  E
country Germany
place Werdohl
Waters Lenne
f1
power plant
operator Brand
Start of operation 1924
technology
Bottleneck performance 0.6 megawatts
Average
height of fall 		3.65 m
Turbines 2 Francis turbines
Others

The Wilhelmsthal hydropower plant is a run-of-river power plant on the Lenne , located downstream near Werdohl . With a head of 3.65 m, two Francis turbines achieve a combined output of 600 kW. The power plant was built in 1916 and is a listed building . It is leased to the Mark-E company .

The weir system was renovated in 2011 . Before the weir could not be closed, so that the upper ditch had fallen dry and the power plant was at a standstill.

The Lennestau is designated as a nature reserve Lennestau in Werdohl-Lengelsen / Wilhelmstal .

  • Power station house

  • Open weir

  • In the dry upper ditch

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Archives in North Rhine-Westphalia: Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke Werdohl.Retrieved on October 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ Article in DerWesten on August 26, 2011, accessed on January 27, 2012

Web links

Commons : Wasserkraftwerk Wilhelmsthal  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files