Amselsee

Amselsee
View over the Amselsee
LocationSaxon Switzerland
Coordinates50°57′55″N 14°04′54″E / 50.96528°N 14.08167°E / 50.96528; 14.08167
Construction began1934
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsGrünbach
Height (thalweg)5.5 m (18 ft) (with parapet wall)
Length38 m (125 ft)
Width (crest)1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)
Reservoir
Active capacity19,600 m3 (15.9 acre⋅ft)
Surface area0.012 ha (0.030 acres)
Maximum length0.55 m (1 ft 10 in)
Normal elevation125.7 m (412 ft)

The Amselsee (also Amselsee Rathen) is a small reservoir in the spa town of Rathen in Saxon Switzerland. It is located in the Free State of Saxony in Eastern Germany.