Froschgrundsee Explained

Froschgrundsee
Coordinates:50.35°N 11.0283°W
Construction Began:1982
Opening:1986
Dam Height Thalweg:3407 m
Dam Height Foundation:18 m
Dam Length:350 m
Dam Width Crest:9 m
Neigung-Luft:1:20
Neigung-Wasser:1:27-->
Dam Volume:420000 m3
Dam Elevation Crest:359 m
Res Capacity Total:69 Mio. m3
Res Capacity Active:66 Mio. m3
Res Catchment:11084 km2
Res Surface:94 ha
Res Elevation:3445 m
Hochwasser:97 m3/s -->

Froschgrundsee, also known as Schönstädtspeicher, is a retention basin to protect the city of Coburg in Bavaria from the flooding of the Itz, Effelder, and the Grümpen. It lies in the municipality of Rödental in Upper Franconia. Froschgrundsee was completed in 1986 after four years of construction and cost 43 million DM in operations.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-12-07 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073107/http://www.lms-coburg.de/Gallerie/festschrift-40-jahre-roedental.pdf . dead .