Bleiloch Dam

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Bleiloch Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam in Thuringia, Germany, forming the country’s biggest reservoir on the upper Saale River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
basinCountry Germany
constructionStartDate 1926
country Germany
designedFor flood protection along the Saale
formsReservoir Bleiloch Reservoir
hasCatchmentArea about 1,500 km²
hasFunction peak-load power generation
recreation
hasPowerPlantType conventional hydroelectric power plant
hasRecreationalActivities boating
camping
fishing
hasSpillway yes
hasTurbineType Francis turbine
height about 65 m
installedCapacity about 80 MW
isLargestReservoirByVolumeIn Germany
isPartOf Saale cascade
linked to: Saale Cascade
isTouristAttractionIn Thuringia
length about 205 m
locatedIn Thuringia
locatedNear Bad Lobenstein
Saalburg-Ebersdorf
linked to: Ebersdorf
locatedOn upper Saale River
linked to: Saale
locatedOnRiver Saale
openingDate 1932
operator Vattenfall Europe Generation
linked to: Vattenfall
partOfRiverSystem Elbe river basin
linked to: Elbe basin
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
water storage
region Saale-Orla-Kreis
reservoirAlternativeName Bleilochtalsperre
reservoirCountry Germany
reservoirLocatedIn Thuringia
reservoirMaximumLength about 28 km
reservoirName Bleiloch Reservoir
reservoirRiver Saale
reservoirSurfaceArea about 9.2 km²
reservoirTotalCapacity about 215 million m³
reservoirType artificial lake
status operational
usedFor navigation regulation on the Saale
watercourseDammed Saale

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Saale hasReservoir Bleiloch Dam