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Gottleuba Dam

Gottleuba Dam
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Gottleuba Dam is located in Germany
Gottleuba Dam
Location of Gottleuba Dam in Germany
Country Germany
Location Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony
Coordinates 50°50′04″N 13°55′51″E / 50.83444°N 13.93083°E / 50.83444; 13.93083Coordinates: 50°50′04″N 13°55′51″E / 50.83444°N 13.93083°E / 50.83444; 13.93083
Construction began 1965
Opening date 1976
Dam and spillways
Impounds Gottleuba
Height 53.2 m (174.5 ft)
Length 327 m (1,073 ft)
Width (crest) 7 m (23 ft)
Dam volume 270,000 m3 (9,500,000 cu ft)
Spillway capacity 176 m3/s (6,215 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity 14.02 hm3 (11,370 acre·ft)
Catchment area 35.3 km2 (13.6 sq mi)
Surface area 660,000 m2 (7,104,181 sq ft)
Power station
Type Conventional
Installed capacity 53 KW

The Gottleuba Dam is the second highest dam in Saxony, Germany. It serves as a reservoir for water supply for the town Pirna and provides flood protection, but energy production is small. The dam was built between 1965 and 1974. It is located at the northern foot of the Erzgebirge, southwest of Bad Gottleuba. It dams up the Gottleuba (Czech: Rybný potok) river.

Above the concrete dam is a lookout point. The dam is not accessible to the public. Bathing and leisure sport in the lake is not allowed, since it is for drinking water. Entry around the lake is allowed.


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