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The Leibis-Lichte Dam (german: Talsperre Leibis –Lichte) is a
Inside the formwork, heavy equipment was used to spread and compact the large quantities of concrete.
"Bickhardt Bau AG - Drinking Water for Thüringa",
Bickhardt-bau.de, 2010, webpage:
BH421
Mini excavators and graders put nearly of concrete each day into the formwork blocks. Giant cable cranes, reaching over the valley, moved the concrete across the site, with the transport containers holding up to of concrete.
File:Talsperre Leibis-Lichte TdoT.jpg, Leibis-Lichte Dam, 102.5 m high (336 ft)
File:Talsperre Leibis, Gebäude.jpg, Office building on top of the dam
File:Talsperre Leibis-Lichte See August 2009.jpg, View from the dam to the artificial lake, August 2009
File:Talsperre Leibis Lichte Sicht Südwest.jpg, Dam completed, August 2009
File:Talsperre Leibis-Lichte Wasserseite.jpg, View from inside the waterside
''Leibis-Lichte Dam'' on homepage of the ''Thuringian long-distance water supply (de: Tueringer Fernwasserversorgung''Homepage (private) concerning the Leibis-Lichte DamPictures of the building site
on ''baustellen-doku.info'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Leibis-Lichte Dam Dams in Thuringia Lichte Dams completed in 2005 Buildings and structures in Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
dam
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, human consumption, industrial use ...
in the German state of Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and larg ...
in the Thuringian Highland
The Thuringian Highland, Thuringian Highlands or Thuringian-Vogtlandian Slate MountainsKohl, Horst; Marcinek, Joachim and Nitz, Bernhard (1986). ''Geography of the German Democratic Republic'', VEB Hermann Haack, Gotha, p. 7 ff. . (german: Thüring ...
. The dam was completed in 2005 to impound the 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 ...
, between the 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 ...
municipality section Geiersthal and Unterweissbach. To that particular storage reservoir belongs the Deesbach Forebay (German: ''Vorsperre Deesbach''). The name of the dam, "Leibis-Lichte Dam" was derived from the close proximity to the municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of Leibis and 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 ...
, as well as from the Lichte River as being the main inlet.
Construction
The Leibis-Lichte Dam was constructed in the time period from 2002 to September 2005.
Inside the formwork, heavy equipment was used to spread and compact the large quantities of concrete.
"Bickhardt Bau AG - Drinking Water for Thüringa",
Bickhardt-bau.de, 2010, webpage:
BH421
Mini excavators and graders put nearly of concrete each day into the formwork blocks. Giant cable cranes, reaching over the valley, moved the concrete across the site, with the transport containers holding up to of concrete.
Pictures
See also
*List of reservoirs and dams in Germany
These are dams and reservoirs in Germany.
The German 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' ...
References
External links
''Leibis-Lichte Dam'' on homepage of the ''Thuringian long-distance water supply (de: Tueringer Fernwasserversorgung''
on ''baustellen-doku.info'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Leibis-Lichte Dam Dams in Thuringia Lichte Dams completed in 2005 Buildings and structures in Saalfeld-Rudolstadt