Wehra Dam

The Wehra Dam (German: Wehratalsperre) is a dam which impounds the River Wehra near Wehr in the county of Waldshut in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Its reservoir forms the lower basin of the Hornberg stage (Wehr Power Station) and it is thus part of the Schluchseewerk network. The upper basin of the pumped-storage power station is the Hornberg Basin; the cavern with its power station lies inside the mountain about half way between the two basins.

Wehra Dam
The reservoir; the dam is behind the right-hand bend in the lake.
LocationWaldshut, Germany
Construction began1971–1974
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsWehra
Height (foundation)50 m
Height (thalweg)37 m
Length235 m
Elevation at crest420.50 m
Width (crest)5 m
Dam volume400000 m3
Reservoir
Total capacity4.10 Mm³
Active capacity4.10 Mm³
Catchment area66.15 km²
Surface area0,25 km²
Maximum length1.6 km
Maximum width0.2 km
Normal elevation419 m

See also

  • List of dams in Germany

References

    Literature

    • Peter Franke, Wolfgang Frey: Talsperren in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. DNK – DVWK 1987, ISBN 3-926520-00-0.
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