Söse Dam

The Söse reservoir lake is a reservoir in the Lower Saxon part of the resin at Osterode am Harz, Lower Saxony.

Description

The Söse reservoir lake was built as the first dam Harzwasserwerke 1928-1931 at the Söse and is used for drinking water supply, flood protection, the low water levels and power generation. The construction of the dam then cost 14.7 million Reichsmarks. Operators are the Harzwasserwerke. 1933 began the construction of a water pipeline from the Söse reservoir lake, whose northern branch extends up to Bremen. Today, more cities and municipalities in the area of ​​Hildesheim and Hannover are supplied. Since 1980, the city of Göttingen receives drinking water from the dam.

Dam

The dam is an earth dam with a central concrete core and Lehmdichtung. The hydroelectric power plant, which is used to cover peak loads, has a capacity of 1.44 MW and an annual working capacity of 3.10 GWh. The spillway (overflow) is placed to the slope of the dam at the southern junction.

Vorsperre

The dam has a blocking system that has a 200 m long and 20 m high dam and has a storage space of 0.75 million cubic meters. In the pre-dam if there are items in the feed particles to settle out. There is also a balancing reservoir below the main lock with a 10 m high dam, which is to equalize a possibly irregular by dams, power plants and waterworks operating discharge of water from the dam into the tailwater.

Leisure

Fishing and hiking are possible. The trail is 9 km long. Previously was on the main dam, a tourist restaurant, but this was now canceled. A commonly located at the Nachsperre campsite was abandoned around 2006 and has since been largely rehabilitated.

Fish fauna

The Söse reservoir lake is a mixed waters with brook and lake trout, grayling, pike, zander, perch, carp, tench, and white fish. It counts because of their Specimen pike and perch with the best Predator waters of Lower Saxony. Since the reservoir is used for drinking water, a health certificate is necessary for the exercise of sport fishing. In the Nachsperre fly fishing is only allowed.