| Leibis-Lichte Dam | |
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 View of dam from the west | |
 Interactive map of Leibis-Lichte Dam | |
| Country | GermanyThuringia |
| Location | Distr. Saalfeld-Rudolstadt,Municip. Unterweissbach, Lichte Valley |
| Coordinates | 50°36′3″N11°10′24″E / 50.60083°N 11.17333°E /50.60083; 11.17333 |
| Construction began | 2002 |
| Opening date | 2005 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity dam |
| Height | 102.5 m (336 ft) |
| Length | 369 m (1,211 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 9 metres (30 ft) |
| Width (base) | 80.6 m (264 ft) |
| Dam volume | 13,500 m3 (480,000 cu ft) |
| Spillway capacity | 86.5 cubic metres per second (3,054.7 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | 5.6 million cubic metres (0.198×10 |
| Total capacity | 32.4 million cubic metres (1.14×10 |
| Catchment area | 72 square kilometres (28 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 122 hectares (301 acres) |
| Maximum water depth | 91 metres (299 ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Installed capacity | 1 megawatt (1,300 hp) |
TheLeibis-Lichte Dam (German:Talsperre Leibis –Lichte) is a 102.5-metre-tall (336 ft)dam in the German state ofThuringia in theThuringian Highland. The dam was completed in 2005 to impound the RiverLichte, between theLichte municipality section Geiersthal andUnterweissbach. To that particularstorage reservoir belongs theDeesbach Forebay (German:Vorsperre Deesbach). The name of the dam, "Leibis-Lichte Dam" was derived from the close proximity to themunicipalities of Leibis andLichte, as well as from theLichte River as being the main inlet.
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.[1] Mini excavators and graders put nearly 2,000 cubic metres (71,000 cu ft) 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 6 cubic metres (212 cu ft) of concrete.[1]
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