List of ponds of the Lower Harz Pond and Ditch System

The ponds of the Lower Harz Pond and Ditch System in Germany consist of around 20 small and larger reservoirs. Most were laid out roughly from the beginning of the 17th century between the Upper Lude, Großer Auerberg, Straßberg, Neudorf and Silberhütte. Several of the pond barrages are classified as dams. The dam of the Gräfiggründer Teich is also the second oldest reservoir in Germany.

Birnbaumteich

The ponds are located in the mining fields of Straßberg, Silberhütte, Birnbaum and Neudorf.

Table of ponds

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Name Laid as Built Dam length Mining field Present usage
Gräfiggründer Teich unknown 1310 before 1320 100 Straßberg bathing pool
Möllerteich Kunstteich[1] 1745 ca. 80 Straßberg hunting (privately owned)
Kiliansteich, upper Kunstteich 1610 110 Straßberg drinking water (forebay)
Kiliansteich, middle Kunstteich 1703 Straßberg flooded
Kiliansteich, III Kunstteich 1703 210 Straßberg drinking water
Kiliansteich, lower Kunstteich 1703 Straßberg flooded
Frankenteich Kunstteich 1724 150 Straßberg drinking water
Maliniusteich Kunstteich & Hüttenteich[2] 1706–1707 80 Straßberg drinking water ?
Die drei Treuen Nachbarn (unknown) Kunstteich c. 1704 Straßberg none (silted up)
Die drei Treuen Nachbarn (Fauler Pfützenteich) Kunstteich 1704 240 Straßberg fish breeding
Die drei Treuen Nachbarn (Treuer Nachbarteich) Kunstteich 1703–1704 140 Straßberg bathing pool, water management
Glasebacher Teich Kunstteich 1716 Straßberg none (dam broken)
Kalbsaugenteich (Kalbesauger Teich?) Kunstteich 1779 Birnbaum none (empty)
Birnbaumteich Hüttenteich 1699 144 Birnbaum bathing pool
Teufelsteich Kunstteich 1696–97 211 Silberhütte drinking water
Fürstenteich Hüttenteich 1729 110 Silberhütte water management
Silberhütter Pochwerksteich Hüttenteich 1779 before 1779 Neudorf none (filled in)
Silberhütter sewage farm sewage farm 1890 Neudorf none (filled in)
Grenzteich fishpond before 1721 Neudorf fishpond
Neudorfer Gemeindeteich fishpond before 1777 Neudorf firefighting reservoir
Heller Wasserkunst (Neudorfer 1. kleiner Teich) Kunstteich 1860 Neudorf none (heavily silted up)
Neudorfer 2. kleiner Teich Kunstteich before 1811 Neudorf none (empty)
Neudorfer Kunstteich Kunstteich 1764 145 Neudorf sewage farm
unknown Kunstteich 1764 145 Neudorf 1st pre-dam Neudorfer Kunstteich
unknown Kunstteich 1764 145 Neudorf 2nd pre-dam Neudorfer Kunstteich
unknown (am Büschengraben) ca. 40 Straßberg unknown

Footnotes

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  1. ^ A Kunstteich was an artificial pond or reservoir used to supply water to the mines.
  2. ^ A Hüttenteich was an artificial pond or reservoir used to supply water to a smeltery.

Sources

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  • Wilfried Strenz, Historisch-geographische Forschungen in der DDR
  • Robert Wouters (Hrsg. Damnbetrieb Sachsen-Anhalt), Damn in Sachsen-Anhalt, ISBN 978-3-89812-677-9
  • Wilfried Ließmann: Historischer Bergbau im Harz, ISBN 978-3-540-31328-1
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