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The Saidenbach Dam (german: Talsperre Saidenbach) is a dam in the German state of 
Information on the dams of the Saxon State Dam Administration
Dams completed in 1933 Dams in Saxony Ore Mountains RSaidenbach Pockau-Lengefeld
Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
. Its reservoir supplies drinking water
Drinking water is water that is used in drink or food preparation; potable water is water that is safe to be used as drinking water. The amount of drinking water required to maintain good health varies, and depends on physical activity level, a ...
to Chemnitz
Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt , ) is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden. It is the 28th largest city of Germany as well as the fourth largest city in the area of former East Germany a ...
and, in conjunction with the Central Ore Mountain Dam System (''Talsperrensystem Mittleres Erzgebirge'') and its other dams - Neunzehnhain I und II and Einsiedel - contributes to the supply of the region covered by the South Saxony Long Distance Water Association (''Zweckverbandes Fernwasser Südsachsen'').
To a lesser extent the dam is also used to generate electricity and for flood protection.
The actual 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, a ...
is a curved gravity dam
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made of rubble stone
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and based on the Intze Principle. The dam was built from 1929 to 1933 in the vicinity of Lengefeld in the Ore Mountains and was taken into service in 1933. It is a "large dam" according to ICOLD
The International Commission on Large Dams, or ICOLD, (french: Commission Internationale des Grands Barrages ''or CIGB'') is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to the sharing of professional information and knowledge of the de ...
criteria. The streams impounded are the Haselbach, Saidenbach, Lippersdorfer Bach and Hölzelbergbach.
A public footpath runs along the dam crest. Bathing and leisure sports in the reservoir are not permitted, but the public may walk around the reservoir and it is also available for fishing.
The Saidenbach Dam also has a pre-dam ( Forchheim) and ten upper basins, of which four are usually filled.
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' ...
External links
Information on the dams of the Saxon State Dam Administration
Dams completed in 1933 Dams in Saxony Ore Mountains RSaidenbach Pockau-Lengefeld