For many decades, the Rhine Delta Water Board has been responsible for operating the polder dam and the Fussach, Höchst and Gaißau pumping stations along the shores of Lake Constance. In the case of high water, the flooding of settlement areas on Lake Constance can be prevented.

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Elevation 400 m

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Location: Höchst, Bezirk Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria

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View from the Höchst pumping station on Lake Constance

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