Mandelholz Dam
| Mandelholz Dam | |
|---|---|
 Reservoir of the Mandelholz Dam | |
  Location of Mandelholz Dam in Germany | |
| Country | Germany |
| Location | Harz, Saxony-Anhalt |
| Coordinates | 51°44′44″N 10°44′11″E / 51.74556°N 10.73639°E |
| Construction began | 1952 |
| Opening date | 1957 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Kalte Bode |
| Height | 28.4 m (93 ft) |
| Length | 224 m (735 ft) |
| Dam volume | 197,000 m (646,000 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 4,470,000 m3 (158,000,000 cu ft) |
The Mandelholz Dam (
Harz mountains of Germany. It impounds the waters of the Kalte Bode
when water levels are high.
The
earth-fill dam with integrated concrete inspection walkway. In order to protect the crest from overspill, a spillway
has been constructed south of it to handle excess water. The last time the dam was overspilled due to high water was in 1994.
The height of the
structural height
).
Near Mandelholz on the Wormke (to the rear of the Mandelholz Dam) are the ruins of an older dam that supplied the Mandelholz Iron Works with water from 1612. Catastrophic flooding in 1855 destroyed the dam and it was not rebuilt.
The name Mandelholz as a place name may be derived from the spruce forests in the area, because spruce trees used to be called Mandel in German.
See also
- List of dams and reservoirs in Germany
- List of dams in the Harz