The Deesbach Forebay () is a
dam
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aqua ...
in the German state of
Thuringia
Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area.
Er ...
in the
Thuringian Highland
The Thuringian Highland, Thuringian Highlands or Thuringian-Vogtlandian Slate MountainsKohl, Horst; Marcinek, Joachim and Nitz, Bernhard (1986). ''Geography of the German Democratic Republic'', VEB Hermann Haack, Gotha, p. 7 ff. . ( or ''Thüringis ...
. It impounds the river
Lichte
image:Wallendorfer Porzellan Manufaktur.jpg, 220px, Wallendorfer Porcelain Manufacture, Oct. 2006
image:Talsperre Leibis Lichte in August 2009.jpg, 220px, Leibis-Lichte Dam, 102.5 m high
Lichte is a village and a former municipality in the Sonn ...
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.
See also
*
List of reservoirs and dams in Germany
References
External links
''Leibis-Lichte Dam'' on homepage of the ''Thuringian long-distance water supply (de: Tueringer Fernwasserversorgung''Homepage (private) concerning the Leibis-Lichte DamPictures of the building site
on ''baustellen-doku.info''
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Reservoirs in Thuringia
Dams in Thuringia
Lichte
Dams completed in 1991
Buildings and structures in Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
1991 establishments in Germany
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