Mountain Biking Highlight
To the drinking water dam it can be excellently hiking or cycling. The different inlets are a special highlight here. On the northwest side there is seating for lunch.
July 17, 2016
Drinking water supply for the Bavarian Forest, as far as the district of Passau
September 15, 2019
In summer, a wonderfully beautiful area for a hike or a ride around with the MTB.
This is also very nice to look at from the Rachelsteig when you look down into the valley. Blue water and the dam looks like a small lake ☺
January 11, 2020
Dam, gigantic structure, supply of the Bavarian forest with drinking water
September 11, 2019
The Frauenau drinking water dam in the Bavarian Forest was completed in 1983 to secure the drinking water supply. As there is a lack of groundwater in the Bavarian Forest due to the geological situation, a water reservoir was built which is fed by the rivers Kleiner Regen and Hirschbach. Up to 15 million m3 of water are made available annually via the water extraction tower. If the water level is too high, an overflow funnel prevents the lake from crossing the dam.
The dam is 86 meters high.
September 26, 2019
I was there at the time, with my wife, there are many nice opportunities for hiking! 💓
March 25, 2020
Very nice viewpoint. It is very high and it takes a bit to reach this point. But when you get there it's all the nicer.
June 4, 2020
Especially in the morning there is a pleasant calm. Together with the water, a soothing moment for the soul.
June 28, 2020
"Useful information
Origin: The dam was built between 1974 and 1984 (it went into operation in 1983).
The almost 85 m high dam (at the time of construction the highest rock rubble dam in the Federal Republic of Germany), dams the small rain to a lake with almost 22 million m³ content.
The water stored there is primarily used for the public water supply.
It is removed from the lake via the extraction tower, mostly 21 m above ground, and fed to the processing plant on the Flanitzalm.
Purpose: Flood water is to be caught in the dam, but it can also drain completely via the manhole overflow in the southwest of the lake.
Locks at Hirschbach and Kleiner Regen hold back driftwood and leaves before the reservoir. ", Source: bayerischer-wald.de/Media/Attraktionen/Trinkwassertalsperre-Frauenau
July 24, 2020
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