Frauenau Dam

Frauenau Dam
Official nameTrinkwassertalsperre Frauenau
Coordinates49°00′49″N 13°20′00″E / 49.0137°N 13.3334°E / 49.0137; 13.3334
Construction began1976–1983
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsLittle Regen, Hirschbach
Height (foundation)84.7 or 86 m
Height (thalweg)70.5 m
Length640 m
Elevation at crest770.8 m
Width (crest)9 m
Dam volume2.5 Mm³
Reservoir
Total capacity21.7 Mm³
Active capacity20.8 Mm³
Catchment area30.4 km²
Surface area94 ha
Normal elevation767 m
Power Station
Installed capacity617 kW

The Frauenau Dam (German: Trinkwassertalsperre Frauenau or Trinkwasserspeicher Frauenau) in the Bavarian Forest, in Germany, was built in 1983 to ensure the drinking water supply to large parts of Lower Bavaria.