Gottleuba Dam

The Gottleuba Dam is the second largest dam in Saxony. The dam serves the water supply for Pirna and as a flood protection and energy production is small. It is a concrete dam. The dam was built between 1965 and 1974 in the proximity 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.

• Height: 65 m
• Length: 327 m
• Building volume: 270,000 m³
• Reservoir: 13,000,000 m³
• Water surface: 584,000 m²
• Power: 53 kW

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 possible.

External link

• Information of Gottleuba Dam

See also

• Reservoirs and dams in Germany