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The Schwarzenbach Dam (german: Schwarzenbachtalsperre) is a gravity dam near
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in the
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of
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. It is the most important structure of the Rudolf-Fettweis-Werk's
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. The operator of the dam, which was completed in 1926 in a side valley of the Murg valley, is
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Kraftwerke.


Description

The reservoir collects the water on the eastern slopes of the rainy main crest of the Northern
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, below the mountains of
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, Mehliskopf and
Badener Höhe The Badener Höhe is a mountain in the Northern Black Forest in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It lies within the borough of Baden-Baden and municipality of Forbach. With a height of , it is the highest point in the borough of Baden-Bade ...
. The Schwarzenbach and Seebach streams are directly impounded, the water of the Biberach and Hundsbach (headstreams of the Raumünzach) are led by galleries from neighbouring valleys. In addition, the water of the Murg from the Murg Dam is pumped into the reservoir. The dam system provides load balancing in the
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. Its maximum output is .


Leisure

The Schwarzenbach Reservoir is a popular recreation destination with the Central/North Black Forest Nature Park. It is a base for hiking tours and also has facilities for swimming, fishing and windsurfing. On the dam wall is a hotel (closed since 2011); in its vicinity is a boat hire stand. The
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borders its southern shore.


See also

* List of dams in Germany


Literature

* Manfred Fieting: ''Die Schwarzenbach-Talsperre und das Murg-Hochdruckwerk'', Sutton Verlag, Erfurt, 2003, .


External links


Schwarzenbach Dam
* {{Structurae, 20001663 * Aerial photograph of the empty lake Dams completed in 1926 Lakes of the Black Forest Dams in Baden-Württemberg Rastatt (district) Gravity dams Hydroelectric power stations in Germany