Nagold Dam Explained

Nagold Dam
Coordinates:48.5627°N 8.5009°W
Location:Freudenstadt
Construction Began:1965–1970
Dam Crosses:Nagold
Dam Height:32.1m (105.3feet)
Dam Height Foundation:35m (115feet)
Dam Length:235m (771feet)
Dam Elevation Crest:552.1m (1,811.4feet)
Dam Width Crest:9.2m (30.2feet)
Dam Width Base:145m (476feet)
Dam Volume:311000m2
Spillway Capacity:129 m/s ?
Res Capacity Total:5065000m2
Res Capacity Active:4500000m³
Res Catchment:39km2
Res Surface:0.5485km2
Res Max Length:2.05km (01.27miles)

The Nagold Dam (German: Nagoldtalsperre, also Erzgrube) is a dam in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It was built between 1965 and 1970, and provides flood and drought protection in the Nagold valley. The dam lies within the county of Freudenstadt and was taken into service in 1971, and the nearest settlement is Seewald-Erzgrube.

Leisure

Its location in the middle of a 650 hectare protected area in the Black Forest makes the impounded Nagold Reservoir a popular recreation area. From 1 April to 30 September, sailing is permitted on the lake. The dam has a pre-dam about 800 metres above the head of the reservoir.

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