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Wendefurth
Wendefurth is a hamlet in central Germany that, since 1 July 2009, has been part of the borough of Thale district of Harz. Previously it belonged to the municipality of Altenbrak which was incorporated into Thale. Geographical location The hamlet, which consists of just a few houses, lies in the Harz mountains in the deeply incised Bode Gorge on the B 81 federal road and was named after a ford that crossed the River Bode The Bode is a river in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, a left tributary of the Saale. It rises in the Harz mountains and drains them in a northerly direction. After it discharges into the Saale at Nienburg. The river is named after a legend .... The Harz Witches' Path (''Harzer Hexenstieg'') passes nearby. Points of interest * Wendefurth Dam * Wendefurth Power Station Villages in the Harz Thale {{SaxonyAnhalt-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendefurth Power Station
Wendefurth Power Station (german: Pumpspeicherwerk Wendefurth) is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station on the reservoir of the Wendefurth Dam near Wendefurth in the Harz mountains of central Germany. The power station has an upper reservoir on the mountain top which stores the water. at www.ipernity.com. Accessed on 15 Apr 2011. The two have a diameter of . The two installed Francis pump turbine
The Francis turbine is a type of water turbine. It is an inward-flow reaction turbine that combines radial and axial fl ...
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Wendefurth Dam
The Wendefurth Dam (german: Talsperre Wendefurth) near Wendefurth in the Harz is one of the dams downstream of the Rappbode Dam, that provides flood protection as well as impounding the River Bode to provide the lower reservoir for the Wendefurth Power Station. In addition it is a bathing lake and also supports fish farming. Dam wall The actual dam is a high gravity dam made of 16 segments that is above the valley floor and wide at the crest. The individual segments of the dam are sealed on the upstream side with copper sheets set into the concrete Concrete is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens (cures) over time. Concrete is the second-most-used substance in the world after water, and is the most wi .... In addition the joints are sealed with tar and hemp. The flexure of the individual segments under water pressure is constantly monitored. By means of pendulums suspended on the dam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
