Top 16 Lakes around Muldestausee

View from the dam wall onto the reservoir

The barrier structure near Friedersdorf is a 19 m high and 303 m long gravity dam with a construction volume of 40,000 m³. On February 17, 2023, a hydropower plant was commissioned, which is expected to generate 13.6 GWh of electrical energy per year. The construction cost 25 million euros and began in October 2016.[1] Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muldestausee

The normal water level is around 79 m above sea level with a storage volume of approx. 115 million m³. The role of the Muldestausee as a flood retention basin is insignificant. However, the basin can temporarily retain 3 million m³ during floods (difference between total storage and usable storage). In fact, it is not a reservoir in the true sense, but rather a river dam. Since the flow velocity of the Mulde slows down considerably upon entering the lake, the Muldestausee acts as a sedimentation trap, into which approx. 400,000 t of solids (gravel, sand, silt) are deposited annually. These solids are missing from the river upon exiting the outlet structure, leading to a greater deepening of the riverbed of the lower Mulde and having ecological consequences. Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muldestausee

After the excavation of coal from the Muldenstein open-cast mine (1954–1975), the relocation of the Mulde river over a distance of approximately eleven kilometers was necessary to expand the Goitzsche open-cast mine (today's Großer Goitzschesee). Part of the new river course was laid through the excavated Muldenstein open-cast mine. Flooding took place from April 30, 1975, to March 1, 1976. The Muldestausee lake has an inlet and an outlet structure. Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muldestausee

The Muldestausee is an flooded open-cast mine in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld/Sachsen-Anhalt. Its bordering towns are Friedersdorf, Schlaitz, Pouch and Mühlbeck. With a surface area of 6.3 km², it is the third largest body of water in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. Its length is approx. 9 km, its widest point is 2 km, and its greatest depth is 35 m Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muldestausee

The Mulde, also known as the United Mulde or Vereinte Mulde, is a left, non-navigable tributary of the Elbe. It originates southeast of Leipzig near Sermuth (Saxony) from the confluence of two large headstreams: the longer Zwickauer Mulde and the Freiberger Mulde, which drains a larger catchment area due to its greater discharge. The river's catchment area encompasses large parts of Saxony and, in particular, the vast majority of the northern slopes of the Ore Mountains. With a discharge of approximately 73 m³/s at its mouth,[8] it is the fourth largest tributary of the Elbe. The old name for the Mulde, Milda, is translated by onomasticians as "the water-rich one."[9] The word element "Mel," referring to grinding, is sometimes associated with the name due to the numerous mills that once operated along the river. This overlooks the fact that river names represent the oldest, often Slavic or Celtic, layer of geographical names. The Mulde's name is sometimes linked to the numerous mills that once operated along its banks, but this connection overlooks the fact that river names represent the oldest, often Slavic or Celtic, layer of geographical names. Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulde_(Fluss)

Great view from the bridge

Many types of water sports are possible, including sailing, surfing, camping, hiking, fishing, etc. The lake has very good water quality and a large number of fish. There is a nature trail between the towns of Pouch and Friedersdorf. Until the end of 2009[3][4][5] there was a passenger ship ("Muldeperle") on the lake that made round trips. The ship was taken over by the transport company Vetter Verkehrsbetriebe.[6] On the north bank of the Mulde Reservoir there is the Haus am See, an information center for the environment and nature conservation with a permanent exhibition on the history and development of the lake. The Mulde Reservoir is part of the Central German Lake District and is located on the coal-steam-light cycle path that leads from Wittenberg to the Leipzig Neuseenland.[7] Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muldestausee