The Deesbach Forebay (German: Vorsperre Deesbach) is a dam in the German state of Thuringia in the Thuringian Highland. It impounds the river Lichte and lies between the municipalities Lichte (Geiersthal) and Unterweissbach. That particular forebay belongs to the Leibis-Lichte Dam (de: Talsperre Leibis-Lichte).

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Deesbach Forebay
Country	Germany, Thuringia
Location	Distr. Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Municip. Unterweissbach, Lichte Valley
Coordinates	50°34′31″N 11°10′11″E
Construction began	1981
Opening date	1991
Dam and spillways
Height	42.5 m
Length	178 m
Width (crest)	6 m
Width (base)	180.6 m
Dam volume	13,500 m³
Reservoir
Total capacity	3.2 million m³
Catchment area	49.5 km²
Surface area	122 ha
Maximum water depth	22 m

The name, Deesbach Forebay, was derived d from the close proximity to the municipality Deesbach.

See also

• List of reservoirs and dams in Germany

References

External links

• Leibis-Lichte Dam on homepage of the Thuringian long-distance water supply (de: Tueringer Fernwasserversorgung
• Homepage (private) concerning the Leibis-Lichte Dam
• Pictures of the building site on baustellen-doku.info

На других языках

[de] Vorsperre Deesbach