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Sylvensteinsee
Sylvenstein Dam is an earthen embankment dam in the Isar valley, in the alpine part of Upper Bavaria, Germany which impounds the Sylvenstein Reservoir (german: Sylvensteinspeicher). In the 1920s, several hydropower plants were built in the tributary of the upper Isar river such as ones at the Achensee and Lake Walchen Power Plant. Therefore, the river ran nearly dry during the dry season, and the low water flow affected the town of Bad Tölz. A reservoir was established to ensure a minimum level of water in the river. During the dry season a volumetric flow of 4 cubic metres per second is released to prevent the Isar from running dry. Additionally, the reservoir provides flood control for Isar river between Bad Tölz and Munich. The dam is high and long. It was built between 1954 and 1959. Since 1959, the water has also been used to operate a hydropower plant of 3.2 MW. The plant was upgraded in 2000 with new turbines to generate 3.8 MW. During the 2005 European floods, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundesstraße 307
The Bundesstraße 307 is a German federal highway which crosses the Bavarian Alps in a west–east direction. It is composed of three separate segments. The road begins in Vorderriß, where the continuation leads into the Austrian village of Hinterriß. It runs to the east along the river Isar and crosses the Sylvenstein Dam. Further to the east, the road is briefly interrupted by Austrian territory. From here, the road runs northward over the Achen Pass, passes through Kreuth and reaches Lake Tegernsee which it follows along the east coast. The first segment ends in Gmund at the Bundesstraße 318. The second segment begins in Miesbach at the Bundesstraße 472. From here, the road continues to the south, passing the Schliersee, then runs to the east, through Bayrischzell and over the Sudelfeld Pass. Soon after, the second segment ends in the small village of Tatzelwurm. The continuation is a toll road leading north to Brannenburg. A third, very short segment begins at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isar
The Isar is a river in Tyrol, Austria, and Bavaria, Germany, which is not navigable for watercraft above raft size. Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps in Tyrol; it enters Germany near Mittenwald and flows through Bad Tölz, Munich, and Landshut before reaching the Danube near Deggendorf. At in length, it is the fourth largest river in Bavaria, after the Danube, Inn, and Main. It is Germany's second most important tributary of the Danube after the Inn. Etymology One theory is that the name ''Isar'' comes from the hypothetical Indo-European root ''*es'' or ''*is'', which generally meant "flowing water" and later turned into a word with a meaning narrowed to frozen water (hence English ''ice'', german: Eis) in Proto-Germanic; the name itself is mentioned for the first time in 763 as ''Isura''. An older theory is that it comes from Celtic words and the name ''Isar'' is a construction of the Celtic stems ''ys'' "fast, torrential" and ''ura'' "water, river". Accordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen ( Bavarian: ''Bad Däiz-Woifradshausn'') is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) Austria and the districts of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Weilheim-Schongau, Starnberg, Munich and Miesbach. History The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Bad Tölz and Wolfratshausen. Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen has two castles, Castle Hohenburg and Seeburg (Münsing). Geography Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen is one of the alpine districts on the German-Austrian borders. The valley of the Upper Isar River separates the Bavarian Alps from the Karwendel, a portion of the Alps mainly located in Austria. The highest peak of the district is the Schafreuter (2100 m). The Isar River enters the district in the southwest and runs northwards passing the two main towns of the district, Bad Tölz and Wolfratshausen. In the high alpine south there are several mountain lakes: Walchensee (16 km2), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flood Control
Flood control methods are used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters."Flood Control", MSN Encarta, 2008 (see below: Further reading). Flood relief methods are used to reduce the effects of flood waters or high water levels. Flooding can be caused by a mix of both natural processes, such as extreme weather upstream, and human changes to waterbodies and runoff. Though building hard infrastructure to prevent flooding, such as flood walls, can be effective at managing flooding, increased best practice within landscape engineering is to rely more on soft infrastructure and natural systems, such as marshes and flood plains, for handling the increase in water. For flooding on coasts, coastal management practices have to not only handle changes water flow, but also natural processes like tides. Flood control and relief is a particularly important part of climate change adaptation and climate resilience, both sea level rise and changes in the weather (climate cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydroelectric Power Stations In Germany
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and also more than nuclear power. Hydropower can provide large amounts of low-carbon electricity on demand, making it a key element for creating secure and clean electricity supply systems. A hydroelectric power station that has a dam and reservoir is a flexible source, since the amount of electricity produced can be increased or decreased in seconds or minutes in response to varying electricity demand. Once a hydroelectric complex is constructed, it produces no direct waste, and almost always emits considerably less greenhouse gas than fossil fuel-powered energy plants. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakes Of Bavaria
The list of lakes in Bavaria shows notable lakes in Bavaria, Germany, listed by their German name. In total 109 lakes. A * Abtsdorfer See * Aindlinger Baggersee * Alatsee *Alpsee * Altmühlsee * Ammersee * Auensee *Großer Arbersee * Kleiner Arbersee *Autobahnsee Augsburg B * Bannwaldsee * Barmsee * Bergfeldsee * Biber *Birkensee * Blaue Lache * Lake Constance (''Bodensee'', international) *Großer Brombachsee *Kleiner Brombachsee C *Chiemsee D *Dennenloher See *Derchinger Baggersee * Dornautalsperre *Dreiburgensee * Dutzendteich E * Eggstätter Seen * Eibsee * Ellertshäuser See * Eschacher Weiher F * Fasaneriesee *Feisnitz Reservoir * Feldmochinger See *Ferchensee * Feringasee *Fichtsee * Fichtelsee *Forggensee *Franconian Lake District *Frauenau Reservoir * Freibergsee * Frickenhäuser See * Fridolfinger See * Friedberger Baggersee *Froschgrundsee *Funtensee G * Großer Alpsee *Großer Arbersee * Grünsee * Guggersee H * Hahnenkammsee * Heimstettener See * Hint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dams In Bavaria
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, tap water, human consumption, Industrial water, industrial use, aquaculture, and navigability. Hydropower is often used in conjunction with dams to generate electricity. A dam can also be used to collect or store water which can be evenly distributed between locations. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees (also known as Dike (construction), dikes) are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. The earliest known dam is the Jawa Dam (Jordan), Jawa Dam in Jordan, dating to 3,000 BC. The word ''dam'' can be traced back to Middle English, and before that, from Middle Dutch, as seen in the names of many old cities, such as Amsterdam and Rotterdam. History Ancient dams Early dam build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faller-Klamm-Brücke
Faller-Klamm-Brücke is a road bridge near Fall in the Lenggries municipality in Landkreis Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Upper Bavaria, Germany. The bridge bears Bundesstraße 307 and spans Lake Sylvenstein (with a water surface of 752.0 MASL The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) is a North American professional indoor soccer league. The MASL features teams playing coast-to-coast in the United States and Mexico. MASL is the highest level of arena soccer in North America. MASL players ...) and has one lane per direction. It has a length of 329 meters and was built in 1957. Literature *Moll, Udo (1983), ''Brücken in Deutschland''. HB Verlagsgesellschaft, Hamburg (Germany), pp. 8–9. External links Footnotes Buildings and structures in Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen Road bridges in Germany Bridges completed in 1957 Concrete bridges Transport in Bavaria {{bavaria-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fall (Lenggries)
Fall is, or was respectively, a small village (''Kirchdorf'') in the Lenggries municipality in Landkreis Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Upper Bavaria, Germany. It is located on an peninsula of Lake Sylvenstein. It is named after ''Faller Klamm'', which is located northward. Older names were ''Am Fall'' oder ''Zum Faal''. The village is mentioned first in 1280 as a farm house. In 1954, the old village was abandoned because of the construction of Sylvenstein Dam (Sylvensteinspeicher). The village was flooded intentionally in 1959. A newly built village with the same name was created at a height of 773 metres and 100 metres away from the former location. As of March 20, 2015 the village had a population of 111. The village is connected via Bundesstraße 307. A road bridge (built in 1959) named Faller-Klamm-Brücke spans over the lake starting in the northeast and has a length of 329 metres. Literature * Ludwig Ganghofer, ''Der Jäger von Fall.'' 1883.Onlinefassung * Anton Böhm, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvensteinspeicher 100708
Sylvenstein Dam is an earthen embankment dam in the Isar valley, in the alpine part of Upper Bavaria, Germany which impounds the Sylvenstein Reservoir (german: Sylvensteinspeicher). In the 1920s, several hydropower plants were built in the tributary of the upper Isar river such as ones at the Achensee and Lake Walchen Power Plant. Therefore, the river ran nearly dry during the dry season, and the low water flow affected the town of Bad Tölz. A reservoir was established to ensure a minimum level of water in the river. During the dry season a volumetric flow of 4 cubic metres per second is released to prevent the Isar from running dry. Additionally, the reservoir provides flood control for Isar river between Bad Tölz and Munich. The dam is high and long. It was built between 1954 and 1959. Since 1959, the water has also been used to operate a hydropower plant of 3.2 MW. The plant was upgraded in 2000 with new turbines to generate 3.8 MW. During the 2005 European floods, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 European Floods
The 2005 European floods hit mainly Romania, Switzerland, Austria and Germany, as well as several other countries in Central Europe and Eastern Europe during August 2005. The disaster came at a time when Portugal was suffering from intense forest fires which left 15 dead and days before the powerful Hurricane Katrina hit the United States. Death toll The death toll was 62, with 31 dead in Romania, 20 in Bulgaria, 6 in Switzerland, and 5 in Austria and Germany. Thousands were evacuated from their homes; the rains were the worst flooding to hit Europe since the 2002 floods. Affected regions Romania Romania was the most affected by the 2005 floods, as it was faced with the most powerful and widespread floods and also the highest loss of life, with 31 dead. Total damages are estimated to be valued at more than 5 billion lei (€1.5 billion). In mid August, the North-East region of Romania was heavily affected, with 1,473 evacuated from their homes in Iași, Suceav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
