Leibis-Lichte Dam

Leibis-Lichte Dam

Valley berrage – view from the west
Country Germany Thuringia
Location Distr. Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Municip. Unterweissbach, Lichte Valley
Coordinates 50°36′3″N 11°10′24″E / 50.60083°N 11.17333°E / 50.60083; 11.17333Coordinates: 50°36′3″N 11°10′24″E / 50.60083°N 11.17333°E / 50.60083; 11.17333
Construction began 2002
Opening date 2005
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity dam
Height 102.5 m (336 ft)
Length 369 m (1,211 ft)
Width (crest) 9 metres (30 ft)
Width (base) 80.6 m (264 ft)
Dam volume 13,500 m3 (480,000 cu ft)
Spillway capacity 86.5 cubic metres per second (3,054.7 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creates 5.6 million cubic metres (0.198×10^9 cu ft)
Total capacity 32.4 million cubic metres (1.14×10^9 cu ft)
Catchment area 72 square kilometres (28 sq mi)
Surface area 122 hectares (301 acres)
Max. water depth 91 metres (299 ft)
Power station
Installed capacity 1 megawatt (1,300 hp)

The Leibis-Lichte Dam (German: Talsperre Leibis –Lichte) is a 102.5-metre-tall (336 ft) dam in the German state of Thuringia in the Thuringian Highland. The dam was completed in 2005 to impound the River Lichte, between the Lichte municipality section Geiersthal and Unterweissbach. To that particular storage reservoir belongs the Deesbach Forebay (German: Vorsperre Deesbach). The name of the dam, "Leibis-Lichte Dam" was derived from the close proximity to the municipalities of Leibis and Lichte, as well as from the Lichte River as being the main inlet.

Construction

The Leibis-Lichte Dam was constructed in the time period from 2002 to September 2005.

Dam (dark grey) under construction, December 2004.

Inside the formwork, heavy equipment was used to spread and compact the large quantities of concrete.[1] Mini excavators and graders put nearly 2,000 cubic metres (71,000 cu ft) of concrete each day into the formwork blocks. Giant cable cranes, reaching over the valley, moved the concrete across the site, with the transport containers holding up to 6 cubic metres (212 cu ft) of concrete.[1]

Power station (in the masonry), Stilling basin and sliding housing.

Pictures

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Bickhardt Bau AG - Drinking Water for Thüringa", Bickhardt-bau.de, 2010, webpage: BH421.

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