Talsperre Pöhl, Reservoir in Vogtlandkreis, Germany

Talsperre Pöhl is a reservoir on the Trieb, a tributary of the White Elster, in Vogtlandkreis, Saxony. Its curved concrete gravity dam, completed in 1964, was the first ski-jump spillway dam in Germany. The water surface lies at 370 meters elevation, and the state road 297 runs along the dam crest.

Talsperre Pöhl was built between 1958 and 1964 near Jocketa and put into service in 1964. Its curved concrete gravity dam was described at the time as the first ski-jump spillway dam in all of Germany. The village of Pöhl, which gave the reservoir its name, was cleared before the valley was flooded; its buildings, church and castle were demolished and the remains later blown up for safety.

Sailors and triathletes gather here each year for competitions on the water. Hikers and cyclists use the shoreline trails that wind through forested slopes and open meadows.

Visitors can swim, sail and dive, but motorboats are not allowed on the reservoir. The shoreline areas offer access to the water, and hiking trails run along the entire perimeter.

When water levels drop, the foundation walls of the sunken village of Pöhl become visible, the settlement that gave the reservoir its name. Divers explore the remains of old buildings that have rested underwater for more than half a century.