Rückhaltebecken Gissigheim, Detention basin in Gissigheim, Germany.
The Rückhaltebecken Gissigheim detention basin features a water management system designed to control flooding in the Brehmbach watershed region of Baden-Württemberg.
Built in the 1950s with a capacity of 144,000 cubic meters, the detention basin operated until June 21, 1984, when its dam broke during severe flooding.
The site represents German engineering approaches to water management, illustrating local communities' responses to environmental challenges through infrastructure development.
The original basin's location near Königheim provided flood protection for residential areas through a 9.7-meter-high dam with a two-meter-wide structure.
Following the 1984 dam failure that caused 33 million Deutsche Mark in private property damage, only the ground outlet and stilling basin remain visible today.
Location: Königheim
GPS coordinates: 49.57880,9.56764
Latest update: March 11, 2025 12:09
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