Oderteichの湖・トップ7

We visited on a sunny and snowy winter day in January. Even (or perhaps especially) with everything covered in a thick blanket of snow, it was an absolutely beautiful scene. The Oderteich pond was easily accessible via the large parking lot located across the road. The paths around the Oderteich were quite narrow on this winter day, which made things a bit tight at times with two dogs, especially when encountering oncoming traffic. But somehow, we always managed to make it work. :) Oh, and the name "Oderteich" shouldn't be taken too literally; the path around it is almost 5 km long. :)

You have to plan for 1.5 hours

There are a few benches on the wooden plank walkway. Just sit down and enjoy the view of the Oderteich 🌞

A very nice round trip around the Oderteich, you come along here 😉

Very interesting to look at and a beautiful place to relax

The circular path is beautiful. You walk over the sand, the wooden walkway and then past the bathing area and there are plenty of opportunities to take a break. It's like a little vacation when you're there.

Every dam needs a flood relief system to ensure that even exceptionally large floods do not cause the crest of the dam to overflow. At the Oderteich, it is located at the eastern end of the dam. In the reservoir in front of the outflow, several menhir-like granite steles, about 2.50 meters high, are noticeable. They serve to keep ice floes away from the overflow, as they could block the outflow cross-section.[24] The sluice system of the old outflow was manufactured in 1895 by the Royal Central Forge Clausthal. It makes it possible to increase the reservoir level by another meter. Originally, the outflow continued straight on for almost 100 meters towards the south before the water could rush down into the valley. This route is still visible to the trained eye in the terrain. When, towards the end of construction work in 1722, stones were still missing to complete the dam, the steeply sloping and approximately 80-meter-long Great Flood was blasted out of the rock about 60 meters below the sluice gate at a right angle to this outfall, with the hope that it would improve hydraulic performance. The shot-shot route carved into the rock is particularly impressive when in use. The outfall was initially not sufficiently dimensioned. In December 1760, the dam was overflowed during an exceptional flood. The stable dam construction meant that only minor damage occurred. The response was to raise the dam by one meter, which probably only compensated for the dam settlement that had occurred up to that point. In 1886/87, it was concluded that the performance of the outfall needed to be increased further. To this end, a further outfall was built a few meters east of the existing outfall, twelve meters wide at the inlet, with the overflow threshold about one meter above the threshold of the old main outfall. It runs parallel to the main outflow under the B 242 and merges with it shortly before the overflow level and the subsequent spillway. This has increased the capacity of the flood relief system by around 50%.

You can also swim there and take a nice little walk. Hiking boots are recommended, though.