Talsperre Schömbach, reservoir in Germany
The Talsperre Schömbach is a dam on the border between Saxony and Thuringia, built from a sand embankment with an asphalt seal. The structure, roughly 750 meters long, holds back water from the Wiera and Leuba rivers and can store over 6 million cubic meters of water.
The dam was built between 1967 and 1972 as a flood control measure and to regulate water flow in the region. In the 1990s, it underwent major repairs to fix cracks and replace the asphalt layer.
The dam takes its name from the nearby village of Schömbach, which lost some farms during its construction. Today it stands as a place where locals and visitors experience how human structures and natural surroundings coexist in daily life.
You can walk on the dam itself and enjoy views of the water and surrounding landscape from above. At the west end there is an observation point where you can see the structure and the water spread below.
The dam is part of a larger flood protection system that shields the city of Leipzig, comprising several dams and channels working together. While swimming and boating are prohibited to preserve the natural shorelines, anglers can fish from the banks and benefit from plentiful fish stocks.
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