Gottleuba Dam
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| Gottleuba Dam | |
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| Country | Germany |
| Location | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony |
| Coordinates | 50°50′04″N 13°55′51″E / 50.83444°N 13.93083°ECoordinates: 50°50′04″N 13°55′51″E / 50.83444°N 13.93083°E |
| Construction began | 1965 |
| Opening date | 1976 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 53.2 m (174.5 ft) |
| Length | 327 m (1,073 ft) |
| Crest width | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Volume | 270,000 m3 (9,500,000 cu ft) |
| Impounds | Gottleuba |
| Spillway capacity | 176 m3/s (6,215 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| 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 largest dam in Saxony. It serves as a reservoir for supply of water for Pirna and provides flood protection, but energy production is small. The dam was built between 1965 and 1974 and is located between Bad Gottleuba and Erzgebirge. It was under construction in 1974 and was completed in 1976. 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.
