Deesbach Forebay

Deesbach Forebay
Country Germany, Thuringia
Location Distr. Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Municip. Unterweissbach, Lichte Valley
Coordinates 50°34′31″N 11°10′11″E / 50.57528°N 11.16972°E / 50.57528; 11.16972Coordinates: 50°34′31″N 11°10′11″E / 50.57528°N 11.16972°E / 50.57528; 11.16972
Construction began 1981
Opening date 1991
Dam and spillways
Height 42.5 m
Length 178 m
Width (crest) 6 m
Width (base) 180.6 m
Dam volume 13,500 m³
Reservoir
Total capacity 3.2 million m³
Catchment area 49.5 km²
Surface area 122 ha
Max. water depth 22 m

The Deesbach Forebay (German: Vorsperre Deesbach) is a dam in the German state of Thuringia in the Thuringian Highland. It impounds the river Lichte and lies between the municipalities Lichte (Geiersthal) and Unterweissbach. That particular forebay belongs to the Leibis-Lichte Dam (de: Talsperre Leibis-Lichte).

The name, Deesbach Forebay, was derived d from the close proximity to the municipality Deesbach.

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