Ehmetsklinge, Reservoir in Germany

Ehmetsklinge is a reservoir in Zaberfeld between Stromberg and Heuchelberg, created 1968–1970 and enlarged 2000–2001. Its water surface covers 13.8 ha at normal impoundment, held by a dam whose crest was raised from 12.50 m to 15.05 m and lengthened from 320.50 m to 335.50 m. Near the dam it is about 250 m wide; upstream it forks into two arms reaching into the Zaber and Ehmetsklingenbach valleys, the longer arm stretching about 600 m to the Ehmetsklingenbach inflow.

The reservoir was built between 1968 and 1970 as a flood control measure for the Zaber River and was expanded in 2000-2001. This enlargement increased its capacity and integrated it into the region's modern water management system.

The lake is fed by the young Zaber and lies between Stromberg and Heuchelberg, with a forest and tree trail and a wine trail running near its shore. In May 2009 the Naturparkzentrum of the Naturpark Stromberg-Heuchelberg opened on the bank. Several inns stand by the water, and a six-and-a-half-kilometre lakeside loop links it with the Katzenbachsee about two kilometres east.

The water is open for swimming and regularly tested; motorboats are prohibited. Parking, marked paths, a beach area, and a restaurant with facilities make for comfortable visits, while several walking routes of varying lengths start directly from the reservoir.

The white stork is a summer bird at Ehmetsklinge and migrates south in winter; winter guests instead include the great egret, osprey, goosander, tufted duck, common pochard and red-crested pochard. Resident species such as grey heron, Egyptian goose, cormorant and kingfisher can be seen all year.