General Information
| Name in local language: | Schwarzenbach-Talsperre |
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| Beginning of works: | 1922 |
| Completion: | 1926 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Gravity dam |
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| Function / usage: |
Hydroelectric dam / plant |
| Material: |
Concrete dam |
Location
| Location: |
Forbach, Rastatt (Kreis), Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
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| Coordinates: | 48° 39' 16.86" N 8° 19' 47.37" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 65.30 m | |
| retained water volume | 14 300 000 m³ | |
| crest length | ca. 400 m |
Quantities
| concrete volume | 283 871 m³ |
Materials
| dam structure |
un-reinforced concrete
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Schwarzenbach Dam (German:Schwarzenbachtalsperre) is a gravity dam near Forbach in the Northern Black Forest of Germany. It is the most important structure of the Rudolf-Fettweis-Werk's pumped storage power station. The operator of the dam, which was completed in 1926 in a side valley of the Murg valley, is EnBW Kraftwerke.
Description
The reservoir collects the water on the eastern slopes of the rainy main crest of the Northern Black Forest, below the mountains of Hornisgrinde, Mehliskopf and Badener Höhe. The Schwarzenbach and Seebach streams are directly impounded, the water of the Biberach and Hundsbach (headstreams of the Raumünzach) are led by galleries from neighbouring valleys. In addition, the water of the Murg from the Murg Dam is pumped into the reservoir. The dam system provides load balancing in the energy supply. Ist maximum output is 44 megawatts (59,000 hp).
Leisure
The Schwarzenbach Reservoir is a popular recreation destination with the Central/North Black Forest Nature Park. It is a base for hiking tours and also has facilities for swimming, fishing and windsurfing. On the dam wall is a hotel (closed since 2011); in ist vicinity is a boat hire stand. The Black Forest National Park borders ist southern shore.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Schwarzenbach Dam" and modified on July 22, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1936): Beton im deutschen Talsperrenbau. Presented at: Zweiter Kongress der IVBH = Deuxième Congrès de l'AIPC = Second Congress of IABSE, Berlin-München 1.-11. Oktober 1936.
- (1999): Ingenieurbauführer Baden-Württemberg. 1st edition, Bauwerk Verlag, Berlin (Germany), pp. 606-610.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20001663 - Published on:
08/08/2001 - Last updated on:
11/02/2022
