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word ''Talsperre'' (literally: valley barrier) may mean dam, but it is often used to include the associated reservoir as well. The reservoirs are often separately given names ending in ''-see'', ''-teich'' or ''-speicher'' which are the German words for "lake", "pond" and "reservoir", but in this case all may also be translated as "reservoir". The more specific word for the actual dam is ''Staumauer'' and for the lake is ''Stausee''.

Baden-Württemberg

Kleine Kinzig Dam The Kleine Kinzig Dam (german: Talsperre Kleine Kinzig or ''Kleine-Kinzig-Talsperre'') is a dam which was commissioned in 1984 in Reinerzau near Freudenstadt in Germany's Black Forest. It lies within the state of Baden-Württemberg and supplies dr ...

Nagold Dam The Nagold Dam (german: Nagoldtalsperre, also ''Erzgrube'') is a dam in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It was built between 1965 and 1970, and provides flood protection, flood and drought protection in the Nagold (river), Nagold valley. T ...

* Schluchsee - highest reservoir lake in Germany and largest lake in the

Black Forest The Black Forest (german: Schwarzwald ) is a large forested mountain range in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany, bounded by the Rhine Valley to the west and south and close to the borders with France and Switzerland. It is t ...

Schwarzenbach Dam The Schwarzenbach Dam (german: Schwarzenbachtalsperre) is a gravity dam near Forbach in the Northern Black Forest of Germany. It is the most important structure of the Rudolf-Fettweis-Werk's pumped storage power station. The operator of the dam, ...

Bavaria

Ellertshäuser See The Ellertshäuser See is an artificial lake in the municipality Stadtlauringen in Bavaria, Germany. With a combined water area of 33 hectares, this lake is the biggest lake in Lower Franconia. Current usage Nowadays this lake is used mainly for ...

Großer Brombachsee Großer Brombachsee is a reservoir in the Franconian Lake District The Franconian Lake District lies south-west of Nuremberg in northern Bavaria, Germany. It was created as a result of one of Germany's largest water-management projects and was ...

Forggensee The Forggensee, also called the Roßhaupten Reservoir, is a reservoir located north of Füssen in the county of Ostallgäu in Bavaria, Germany and one of many lakes in the region around Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein castles. With a surface ...

Frauenau Dam The Frauenau Dam (german: Trinkwassertalsperre Frauenau or ''Trinkwasserspeicher Frauenau'') in the Bavarian Forest, was built in 1983 to ensure the drinking water supply to large parts of Lower Bavaria. Description Because there was a shortag ...

Sylvenstein Dam 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 tr ...

* Altmühlsee *

Rothsee __NOTOC__ The Rotsee (previously known as Rootsee) is a natural rowing lake on the northern edge of Lucerne, Switzerland. It is regarded as one of the best rowing venues in the world. Description and location The lake and its surrounding area is ...

* Hahnenkammsee

Brandenburg

* Spremberg Reservoir

Hesse

* Aar Dam * Affoldern Reservoir *

Antrift Dam Antrift (in its lower course: ''Antreff'') is a river of Hesse, Germany. It flows into the Schwalm (Eder), Schwalm in Willingshausen, Zella. See also *List of rivers of Hesse References

Rivers of Hesse Rivers of the Vogelsberg Rivers of G ...

Diemelsee (reservoir) The Diemelsee or Diemel Reservoir (german: Diemelstausee) is a reservoir with a surface area of 1.65 km² and about capacity of 19.9 million m³ on the River Diemel in the counties of Waldeck-Frankenberg in North Hesse, and Hochs ...

* Driedorf Reservoir * Edersee

Lower Saxony

* Ecker Dam * Grane Dam * Innerste Dam * Oder Dam * Oderteich * Oker Dam * Söse Dam * Wendebach Dam

North Rhine-Westphalia

*Aabach Dam *

Agger Dam Agger may refer to: * Agger (surname) * Agger (ancient Rome), a type of ancient Roman rampart or embankment * Agger (river), a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Agger nasi, an anatomical feature of the nose * Agger Rockshelter, in Wiscons ...

* Ahauser Reservoir * Baldeney Reservoir *

Bever Dam Bever may refer to: * Bever, Belgium, a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant *Strombeek-Bever, part of the Belgian municipality of Grimbergen *Bever, Switzerland, a municipality in the district of Maloja of the Canton of ...

* Beyenburg Reservoir *

Biggesee The Biggesee or Bigge Reservoir (german: Biggetalsperre) is a reservoir in Germany. It lies in the southern part of the Sauerland between Olpe, Germany, Olpe and Attendorn. Purpose The lake serves to regulate the rivers Ruhr (river), Ruhr and L ...

Borchen Flood Control Basin Borchen is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Location Borchen is situated in the Paderborn tableland, approximately 5 km south of Paderborn. The municipality also contains a small p ...

Breitenbach Dam Breitenbach may refer to: Places Austria *Breitenbach am Inn, a municipality in Tyrol Czech Republic *The former name of Potůčky France *Breitenbach, Bas-Rhin, a commune in the Bas-Rhin ''département'' *Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin, a commune in ...

* Bruchbachtal-Büderich Flood Control Basin *

Bruch Dam Bruch may refer to the following * Bruch, Lot-et-Garonne, a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne ''département'', France * Bruch, Rhineland-Palatinate, a municipality in the district Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * the old German na ...

Dahlhausen Dam Dahlhausen is a South-Western district of the city of Bochum in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It borders Essen and Hattingen. A large part of the border of Dahlhausen is formed by the river Ruhr (river), Ruhr. South of the Ruhr is the distric ...

*Diepental Dam *

Große Dhünn Dam Große or Grosse is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Demetrius Grosse * Maurice Grosse * Katharina Grosse * Ben Grosse * Hans-Werner Grosse * Heinz-Josef Große * Julius Grosse {{surname German-language surnames ...

* Dreilägerbach Dam * Ebbinghausen Flood Control Basin * Eicherscheid Flood Control Basin * Eiserbach Dam *

Ennepe Dam The Ennepe is a river, and a left tributary of the Volme in Northern Sauerland, Germany. It gave its name to the town Ennepetal, and the district Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis. Course of River The Ennepe begins in the Märkischer Kreis southeast of Halv ...

* Eringerfeld Flood Control Basin *

Eschbach Dam The Eschbach Dam (german: Eschbachtalsperre) was the first dam to be built in Germany for drinking water supply. It is located in Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With its opening in 1891, this pioneer work of hydraulic engineering wa ...

* Esmecke Reservoir * Fuelbecke Dam * Fürwigge Dam * Genkel Dam *

Glingebach Dam Glingebach (upper course: Falbecke) is a river in Finnentrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a tributary of the Lenne river. See also *List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia A list of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: A ...

* Glör Dam * Gollentaler Grund Flood Control Basin * Hengsteysee *

Kall Dam KALL (700 AM) is a sports radio station in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area licensed to North Salt Lake, Utah, though in station identifications and the FCC database, the station is listed as being licensed to "North Salt Lake City". T ...

* Kemnader See * Möhne Reservoir *

Olef Dam The Olef Dam (german: Oleftalsperre) is located in the vicinity of the Eifel National Park near Hellenthal within the High Fens-Eifel Nature Park in the county of Euskirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Its reservoir stores aro ...

Perlenbach Dam Perlenbach may refer to: * Perlenbach (Rur), a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, tributary of the Rur ** Perlenbach Valley, the valley of the Perlenbach ** Perlenbach-Fuhrtsbachtal, a nature reserve * Perlenbach (Schwesnitz), a river of ...

Rur Dam The Rur Dam (german: Rurtalsperre Schwammenauel) is a 77.2 metre high dam located in the southwestern part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It was built in 1939 and impounds the River Rur to form the Rur Reservoir (''Rurstau ...

Sorpe Reservoir Sorpe may refer to: *Sorpe (Röhr), a river of Hochsauerlandkreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, tributary of the Röhr **Sorpe Dam, a dam on the Sorpe river *Sorpe (Lenne), a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, tributary of the Lenne *Sor ...

Steinbachtal Dam The Steinbachtal Dam (german: Steinbachtalsperre) is a dam in the city of Euskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia south of . History The dam was built due to pressure from the Euskirchen cloth industry, who by the late 1920s was no longer able to m ...

Urft Dam The Urft Dam (german: Urfttalsperre) is a 58.50 metre high dam in the southwestern part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It was built in 1905. The dam impounds the River Urft in the district of Euskirchen to create the Urft Reser ...

Wahnbach Dam Wahnbach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows into the Sieg near Hennef. See also *List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia A list of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: A * Aa, left tributary of the Möhne * Aa, ...

Wehebach Dam Wehebach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows into the Inde in Inden. See also *List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia A list of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: A * Aa, left tributary of the Möhne * Aa, lef ...

Wupper Dam The Wupper is a right tributary of the Rhine in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Rising near Marienheide in western Sauerland it runs through the mountainous region of the Bergisches Land in Berg County and enters the Rhine at Lever ...

Saxony

Altenberg Reservoir Altenberg (German for "old mountain" or "mountain of the old") may refer to: Places Austria * Altenberg, a town in Sankt Andrä-Wördern, Tulln District * Altenberg bei Linz, in Upper Austria * Altenberg an der Rax, in Styria Germany * Altenber ...

* Bautzen Reservoir *

Borna Reservoir Borna may refer to: Places * Borna, Leipzig, a town in Saxony, Germany * Borna, a subdivision of Bahretal municipality, Saxony, German * Borna Dam, an earthfill dam on Borna river near Ambejogai, Beed district, Maharashtra, India People * Borna ...

* Buschbach Flood Control Basin * Carlsfeld Dam *

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* Dörnthaler Teich * Dröda Dam *

Eibenstock Dam Eibenstock Dam (german: Talsperre Eibenstock) near Eibenstock in the Ore Mountains, Germany, is the largest dam in the Free State of Saxony in terms of the height of the dam above the valley floor, and its reservoir is the largest in volume in Sa ...

Einsiedel Dam Einsiedel Dam (german: Talsperre Einsiedel) is located in the German Saxony, Free State of Saxony. Its reservoir supplies drinking water to Chemnitz and, in conjunction with the Central Ore Mountains reservoir system, that includes the reservoirs ...

Euba Dam Euba is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Akin Euba (1935–2020), Nigerian composer, musicologist, and pianist * Femi Euba (born 1942), Nigerian actor and dramatist * Jon Mikel Euba (born 1967), Basque artist * Wolf Euba (1934 ...

Falkenstein Dam Falkenstein or Falckenstein ("falcons' stone" in German) may refer to: Places Austria * Falkenstein, Lower Austria, a market town in the district of Mistelbach Germany * Falkenstein, Bavaria, a market town in the district of Cham * Falkenst ...

Forchheim Auxiliary Dam Forchheim () is a town in Upper Franconia (german: Oberfranken) in northern Bavaria, and also the seat of the administrative district of Forchheim. Forchheim is a former royal city, and is sometimes called the Gateway to the Franconian Switze ...

* Friedrichswalde-Ottendorf Flood Control Basin *

Gottleuba Dam The Gottleuba Dam is the second highest dam in Saxony, Germany. It serves as a reservoir for water supply for the town Pirna and provides flood protection, but energy production is small. The dam was built between 1965 and 1974. It is located at t ...

Quitzdorf Dam Quitzdorf Dam (german: Talsperre Quitzdorf) is a dam near Quitzdorf am See, Germany. It is located in the municipality of Quitzdorf am See in the Upper Lusatia region of Saxony. The lake is used for service water supply, flood protection, low w ...

Sosa Dam The Sosa Dam (german: Talsperre Sosa) is a dam in the Free State of Saxony in East Germany. It supplies drinking water to the Western Ore Mountains as well as acting as flood protection. History The dam was built between 1949 and 1952 in the ' ...

* Saidenbach Dam *

Wallroda Dam Wallroda Dam (german: Talsperre Wallroda) is a dam near Radeberg, Germany. Construction The dam was built between 1986 and 1989 in near Radeberg and south of Großröhrsdorf Großröhrsdorf ( hsb, Wulke Rědorjecy) is a town in the district ...

Saxony-Anhalt

* Ecker Dam * Kelbra Dam * Kiliansteich Dam *

Königshütte Dam The Königshütte Dam (german: Talsperre Königshütte) is a dam in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt in the Harz mountains. It impounds the River Bode and lies between Königshütte and Susenburg (both in the borough of Oberharz am Brocken). I ...

Mandelholz Dam The Mandelholz Dam (german: Mandelholztalsperre) holds back the Kalte Bode Flood Control Basin (''Hochwasserschutzbecken Kalte Bode'') which is a flood protection reservoir located between the villages of Elend and Königshütte near Wernigerode ...

Rappbode Dam The Rappbode Dam (german: Rappbode-Talsperre) is the largest dam in the Harz region as well as the highest dam in Germany. Together with several other dams and retention basins, it forms the flood protection system for the eastern Harz. The indi ...

, highest dam in Germany. *

Rappbode Auxiliary Dam The Rappbode Auxiliary Dam (german: Rappbodevorsperre) is one of the two pre-dam, auxiliary dams in the Rappbode Dam system. This is the heart of the Rappbode Dam system in the East Harz, which is operated by the Saxony-Anhalt Dam Company (''Talsp ...

Wendefurth Dam The Wendefurth Dam (german: Talsperre Wendefurth) near Wendefurth in the Harz is one of the dams downstream of the Rappbode Dam, that provides flood protection as well as impounding the River Bode to provide the lower reservoir for the Wendefurth ...

Wippra Dam The Wippra Dam or Wipper Dam (german: Talsperre-Wippra or ''Wippertalsperre'', partly also ''Vorsperre Wippra'' or ''Vorsperre Wipper'') is a dam on the river Wipper (Harz), Wipper in the Harz mountains. It lies near Wippra, not far from Mansfeld ...

Zillierbach Dam The Zillierbach Dam (german: Zillierbachtalsperre) lies in the East Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt near the town of Elbingerode (Harz) and impounds the Zillierbach stream. It supplies drinking water to several villages in the High Harz ...

Thuringia

In Thuringia there are 171 reservoirs. The biggest of them are: * Bleiloch Dam (biggest reservoir in Germany, volume: ~215 million m³), river

Saale The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale) and Thuringian Saale (german: Thüringische Saale), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Fränkische Saale, ...

Deesbach Forebay 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 fo ...

(height 42.5 m; volume ~3.2 million m³), river

Lichte 220px, Wallendorfer Porcelain Manufacture, Oct. 2006 220px, Leibis-Lichte Dam, 102.5 m high Lichte is a village and a former municipality in the district of Sonneberg in Thuringia, Germany, close to the Thuringian Rennsteig. Formerly in th ...

Haselbach Reservoir Haselbach may refer to: Inhabited places *Haselbach, Bavaria, a municipality in the district of Straubing-Bogen in Bavaria, Germany *Haselbach, Thuringia, a municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany *Haselbach bei Gurkfel ...

(~25 million m³), flooded opencast mining area *

Hohenwarte Reservoir Hohenwarte is a municipality in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany. Geography The municipality is situated in Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge-Obere Saale on the Hohenwarte-Stausee. History Honewarte was first mentio ...

(volume: ~182 million m³), river

* Leibis-Lichte Dam (height 102.5 m; volume ~32,4 million m³), river

Neustadt Dam The Neustadt Dam, also known as the Nordhausen Dam (german: Talsperre Neustadt or ''Nordhäuser Talsperre''), is the oldest dam in the Free State of Thuringia in Germany. It supplies drinking water to the town of Nordhausen. The dam is a curved ...

- Thuringia's oldest dam *

Schmalwasser Dam Schmalwasser is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany on the southern edge of the Lüneburg Heath. The Schmalwasser rises near Blickwedel (a district of Sprakensehl), winds southwards, is joined from the left by the Räderbach and discharges into t ...

(~21,2 million m³), river

Schmalwasser Schmalwasser is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany on the southern edge of the Lüneburg Heath. The Schmalwasser rises near Blickwedel (a district of Sprakensehl), winds southwards, is joined from the left by the Räderbach and discharges into th ...

Schönbrunn Dam Schönbrunn may refer to: *Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria *Tiergarten Schönbrunn, Schönbrunn Zoo in Schönbrunn Palace gardens *Schönbrunn (Vienna U-Bahn), Schönbrunn Station of the Vienna U-Bahn *Schönbrunn (Baden), a municipality in Rh ...

(~23,2 million m³), river Schleuse *

Zeulenroda Dam Zeulenroda-Triebes is a German town in the district of Greiz in the state of Thuringia. Zeulenroda-Triebes is situated in the south of Greiz in the mountains of the Thuringian Slate Mountains (Thüringer Schiefergebirge), on the border with Sax ...

(~30,4 million m³), river Weida

References

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