Schwarzenbach Dam

Schwarzenbach Dam
The dam
Schwarzenbach Dam is located in Germany
Schwarzenbach Dam
Location of Schwarzenbach Dam in Germany
CountryGermany
Coordinates48°39′17″N 8°19′46″E / 48.65472°N 8.32944°E / 48.65472; 8.32944
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began1922
Opening date1926
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity
Height65 m (213 ft)
Length400 m (1,300 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity14.4×10^6 m3 (11,700 acre⋅ft)

The Schwarzenbach Dam (German: Schwarzenbachtalsperre) is a gravity dam near Forbach in the Northern Black Forest of Germany. It is the most important structure of the Rudolf-Fettweis-Werk's pumped storage power station. The operator of the dam, which was completed in 1926 in a side valley of the Murg valley, is EnBW Kraftwerke.