Gepatschspeicher is an artificial lake of
Tyrol
Tyrol ( ; historically the Tyrole; ; ) is a historical region in the Alps of Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary, f ...
,
Austria
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. It feeds a pumped storage hydropower plant built in 1961-1964 with 395 MW power in the town of
Prutz at the
Inn
Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway. Before the advent of motorized transportation, they also provided accomm ...
river.
The artificial dam of about 160 metres height and 600 m length is located in the upper
Kaunertal
The Kaunertal is a municipality and alpine valley in the Landeck district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The municipality is located about southeast of Landeck at the upper course of the Inn river.
The Kaunertal valley is 28 km (17 m ...
valley under the Kaunertal glacier and the water is fed to the power plant through a tunnel of 13 km length and a height difference over 800 m. Through a tunnel the lake also takes water from the neighbouring parallel valley
Pitztal
The Pitztal is an alpine valley located in Tyrol, Austria. The Pitztal is a southern side valley of the Upper Inntal, and runs between the valleys Ötztal (to the east) and Kaunertal (to the west). The Pitze
The Pitze (also: ''Pitzbach'') is a ...
.
There is a tourist route along the lake.
Lakes of Tyrol (federal state)
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