Schwarzasee

The reservoir is part of the "factory group Schluchsee". It is beautifully nestled between Black Forest firs. The water flows in natural gradient over three barrages in which electricity is generated - from Schluchsee to the powerhouse houses on the Schwarzatal dam, from there to the power plant Witznau on the Witznautalserre and on to the power plant Waldshut. Finally, the water at Waldshut flows into the Rhine. The Schwarzatallsperre was built from 1929 to 1931. If you want to circle the lake, a path leads you along the shore.

The picturesque Black Lake surrounded by densely wooded mountain slopes is a pumped storage lake. It forms the lower basin of the pumped-hydro power plant houses. The dam wall is accessible and so you can walk around the lake on a path once.