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 halfway between the two basins.
| Wehra Dam | |
|---|---|
.JPG) The reservoir; the dam is behind the right-hand bend in the lake. | |
| Location | Waldshut, Germany |
| Construction began | 1971–1974 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Wehra |
| Height (foundation) | 50 m |
| Height (thalweg) | 37 m |
| Length | 235 m |
| Elevation at crest | 420.50 m |
| Width (crest) | 5 m |
| Dam volume | 400000 m3 |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 4.10 Mm³ |
| Active capacity | 4.10 Mm³ |
| Catchment area | 66.15 km² |
| Surface area | 0,25 km² |
| Maximum length | 1.6 km |
| Maximum width | 0.2 km |
| Normal elevation | 419 m |
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Literature
edit- Peter Franke, Wolfgang Frey: Talsperren in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. DNK – DVWK 1987, ISBN 3-926520-00-0.