Saidenbach Dam

The dam is a dam Saidenbach in Saxony. It is used for drinking water supply of Chemnitz and in conjunction with the dam system "Middle Ore Mountains " in addition to the dams Neunzehnhain I and II and hermitages throughout the coverage area by the association distance water Südsachsen.

The dam is used to a limited extent, the power generation and flood control.

Description

The dam of the dam Saidenbach is a curved gravity dam of masonry after Intze principle. The dam was built in 1929-1933 near Lengefeld in the Erzgebirge (commissioned 1933). She is a " large dam " by ICOLD criteria. The dammed waters of Haselbach, Saidenbach, Lipper villages Bach and Hölzelbergbach.

About the dam leads a public way. Bathing and recreational sports in the reservoir are not possible, but you can hike and fish around the reservoir.

The dam Saidenbach has a pre-dam ( Forchheim ) and ten forebay, four of which are usually flooded.

The road over the wall

The Saidenbachtal below the lock

Others

The pending in the area of the dam gneisses are the only German reference for diamonds. The diamonds form there microscopic crystals in shells that are disseminated as migmatische lenses in gneiss.