Wehra Dam

The reservoir impounded by the dam; the barrier is behind the right-hand bend of the lake.
Location Landkreis Waldshut
Coordinates 47°38′58″N 7°55′18″E / 47.64944°N 07.92167°E / 47.64944; 07.92167Coordinates: 47°38′58″N 7°55′18″E / 47.64944°N 07.92167°E / 47.64944; 07.92167
Construction began 1971–1974
Dam and spillways
Impounds Wehra
Height (foundation) 50 m
Height (thalweg) 37 m
Length 235 m
Elevation at crest 420.50 m
Width (crest) 5 m
Dam volume 400000 m3
Spillway capacity 160 m3/s
Reservoir
Catchment area 66.15 km²
Surface area 0.25 km²
Max. length 1.6 km
Max. width 0.2 km
Normal elevation 419 m

The Wehra Dam (German: Wehratalsperre) is a dam which impounds the River Wehra near Wehr in the county of Waldshut in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Its reservoir forms the lower basin of the Hornberg stage (Wehr Power Station) and it is thus part of the Schluchsee Works (Schluchseewerk). The upper basin of the pumped-storage power station is the Hornberg Basin; the underground 'cavern' with its power station lies inside the mountain about half way between the two basins.

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