Deesbach Forebay

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Deesbach Forebay
Deesbach-Vorsperre.jpg
Country Germany, Thuringia
Location Distr. Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Municip. Unterweissbach, Lichte Valley
Coordinates 50°34′31″N11°10′11″E / 50.57528°N 11.16972°E / 50.57528; 11.16972
Construction began1981
Opening date1991
Dam and spillways
Height42.5 m
Length178 m
Width (crest)6 m
Width (base)180.6 m
Dam volume13,500 m³
Reservoir
Total capacity3.2 million m³
Catchment area 49.5 km²
Surface area122 ha
Maximum water depth22 m

The Deesbach Forebay (German : Vorsperre Deesbach) is a dam in the German state of Thuringia in the Thuringian Highland. It impounds the river Lichte and lies between the municipalities Lichte (Geiersthal) and Unterweissbach. That particular forebay belongs to the Leibis-Lichte Dam (de: Talsperre Leibis-Lichte).

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The name, Deesbach Forebay, was derived d from the close proximity to the municipality Deesbach.

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