Leibis-Lichte Dam
Encyclopedia
The Leibis-Lichte Dam is a dam
in the German state of Thuringia
in the Thuringian Highland
. It impounds the River Lichte
and lies between Lichte
municipality section Geiersthal and Unterweissbach. To that particular Storage reservoir belongs the Deesbach Forebay
(de: Vorsperre Deesbach). The name, Leibis-Lichte Dam, was derived from the close proximity to the municipalities
Leibis and Lichte
as well as from the Lichte River
the main inlet.
Dam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
in the German state of Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
in the Thuringian Highland
Thuringian Highland
The Thuringian Highland or Thuringian Highlands is a low range of mountains in the German state of Thuringia.- Geography :The Thuringian Highland borders on the Thuringian Forest to the southwest...
. It impounds the River Lichte
Lichte (river)
The Lichte River is a right tributary of the Schwarza in Thuringia, Germany, and is 17 km long.- Source :The Lichte rises as the Little Lichte in Neuhaus am Rennweg in the Thuringian Highlands.- Course :...
and lies between Lichte
Lichte
thumb|220px|Wallendorfer Porcelain Manufacture, Oct. 2006thumb|220px|[[Leibis-Lichte Dam]], 102.5 m highLichte is a municipality in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia, Germany, close to the Thuringian Rennsteig.- Geography :...
municipality section Geiersthal and Unterweissbach. To that particular Storage reservoir belongs the Deesbach Forebay
Deesbach Forebay
The Deesbach Forebay is a dam in the German state of Thuringia in the Thuringian Highland. It impounds the river Lichte and lies between the municipalities Lichte and Unterweissbach...
(de: Vorsperre Deesbach). The name, Leibis-Lichte Dam, was derived from the close proximity to the municipalities
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
Leibis and Lichte
Lichte
thumb|220px|Wallendorfer Porcelain Manufacture, Oct. 2006thumb|220px|[[Leibis-Lichte Dam]], 102.5 m highLichte is a municipality in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia, Germany, close to the Thuringian Rennsteig.- Geography :...
as well as from the Lichte River
Lichte (river)
The Lichte River is a right tributary of the Schwarza in Thuringia, Germany, and is 17 km long.- Source :The Lichte rises as the Little Lichte in Neuhaus am Rennweg in the Thuringian Highlands.- Course :...
the main inlet.