Wippra Dam

The Wippra Dam or Wipper Dam (German: Talsperre-Wippra or Wippertalsperre, partly also Vorsperre Wippra or Vorsperre Wipper) is a dam on the river Wipper in the Harz mountains. It lies near Wippra, not far from Mansfeld and Hettstedt in Saxony-Anhalt. It was built between February 1951 and November 1952.

Wippra Dam
The dam in March 2008
Location of Wippra Dam in Germany
CountryGermany
LocationMansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt
Coordinates51°34′11″N 11°15′10″E
Construction beganFebruary 1951
Opening dateNovember 1952
Operator(s)Talsperrenbetrieb Saxony-Anhalt
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity dam
ImpoundsWipper
Height24.9 m (82 ft)
Length126 m (413 ft)
Dam volume19,000 m3 (670,000 cu ft)
Spillway capacity2,000,000 m3 (71,000,000 cu ft)
Power Station
TypeConventional
Installed capacity22 KW

It was built in order to ensure the supply of industrial water to the copper-processing plants in Mansfeld and Hettstedt. Its role in flood protection is rather limited because it was originally only built as an auxiliary dam. Plans for a bigger main dam further down the valley never came to fruition. The Wipper Dam also generates electricity using hydropower. The rated capacity of the power station is 22 kW.

Its operator is Talsperrenbetrieb Saxony-Anhalt.

The barrier itself is a gravity dam made of concrete. Guided tours of the inside of the dam are available.

On the dam is checkpoint no. 219 in the Harzer Wandernadel hiking system.

Impressions of Wippra Reservoir
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gollark: I generally don't optimize far enough to do that sort of thing, but I do like to at least try and not waste memory and too many CPU cycles.
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