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Wind-Powered Water Pump Die Hohe

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Wind-Powered Water Pump Die Hohe

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Bea

April 15, 2025

A beautiful eye-catcher in the meadow!

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Michael Haß

August 13, 2024

interesting windmill to drive the water pumps for the higher ponds

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JR56

April 7, 2023

In the "Die Hohe" area at the confluence of the Gose and Dove-Elbe in Reitbrook, there has been an 18-metre-high wind-driven water pump since 2004, with which the water level in the ponds and small bodies of water is kept constantly high. As a replacement for two smaller wind pumps in this area, it stabilizes and enlarges the habitat for amphibians, aquatic plants and birds in the shallow water zones.

Two smaller wind pumps maintained the water level in the ponds and small bodies of water in the area for the last 20 years prior to 2004. In the end, however, there was a lot of downtime due to repairs, and ultimately the pumps failed completely, so that there was not enough water available for the amphibian spawning to develop, especially in the shallow water zones.

That's why "Die Hohe" got a new "high" water pump. With a height of 18 meters and the much longer wings, it can pump a much larger amount of water - even at low wind speeds.

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Elevation 40 m

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