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Picnic Area at Weiher Pracaväls

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Picnic Area at Weiher Pracaväls

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    June 23, 2025

    Pracavalls Pond, Pfäfers
    Repair and Improvement of the Surrounding Area of Pracavalls Pond
    The pond has a capacity of approximately 3,200 m³ and is up to 4.50 m deep. The stability of the dam poses certain risks due to vegetation growth, seepage, etc. A GG 200 diversion line (built in 1910) leads from the pond toward the clinic. This line feeds hydrant No. 17. Upstream of the pond is a concrete basin including a sand trap, which formerly served as a firewater reservoir for the psychiatric clinic.
    The concrete basin will be dismantled and replaced in the same location with a natural channel as an inlet to the pond. The pond will be partially filled, the waterside slopes flattened, and then resealed. The existing bottom outlet and the GG 200 diversion line will be closed or dismantled. The maximum water depth in the newly designed pond is 1.20 m. This will also increase safety for users of the nearby "Schweizerfamilie Feuerstelle" (Swiss Family Fireplace). Hydrant No. 17, which previously fed water from the pond, will be relocated and connected to the Pfäfers water supply network.
    Client: Building Construction Office of the Canton of St. Gallen
    Text / Source: wlw Bauingenieure AG, Zurich / Mels
    wlw-ingenieure.ch/projekte-detail/214.html

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      September 5, 2022

      Large picnic area by the pond with fireplace, shelter, toilet and plenty of seating ... a nice place to take a break.

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        Location: Pfäfers, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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