Location St. Gallen Primary outflows Sitter Surface area 0.17 km (0.066 sq mi) Area 17 ha | Type reservoir Basin countries Switzerland Surface elevation 682 m Catchment area 68 ha | |
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Water volume 1.5 million cubic metres (1,200 acre·ft) | ||
Gübsensee is a reservoir near the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Its dams were built between 1898 and 1900, the first hydroelectric reservoir in Switzerland. Kraftwerk Kubel has generated electrical power there since 1900.
Map of G%C3%BCbsensee, 9015 St Gallen, Switzerland
Gübsensee Ost is a gravity dam with a height of 24 m, Gübsensee West an earthfill dam.
The lake's surface area is 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi). Its volume is 1.5 mio m³.
References
Gübsensee Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA