Sosa Dam

Sosa Dam
Sosa Reservoir and the Auersberg
LocationErzgebirgskreis
Coordinates50°29′17″N 12°38′59″E / 50.48806°N 12.64972°E / 50.48806; 12.64972
Construction began1949-1952
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsKleine Bockau
Height (foundation)58.40 m
Height (thalweg)49.10 m
Length200 m
Dam volume101,000 m3
Reservoir
Total capacity6.33 million m3
Active capacity5.94 million m3
Surface area39.3 ha

The Sosa Dam (German: Talsperre Sosa) is a dam in the Free State of Saxony in East Germany. It supplies drinking water to the Western Ore Mountains as well as acting as flood protection.