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Sosa Dam
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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.
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Sosa Dam | |
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![]() Sosa Reservoir and the Auersberg | |
Location | Erzgebirgskreis |
Coordinates | 50.48806°N 12.64972°E / 50.48806; 12.64972 |
Construction began | 1949-1952 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Kleine Bockau |
Height (foundation) | 58.40 m |
Height (thalweg) | 49.10 m |
Length | 200 m |
Dam volume | 101,000 m3 |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 6.33 million m3 |
Active capacity | 5.94 million m3 |
Surface area | 39.3 ha |
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