Sylvenstein Dam, a photo from Bayern, West

Photographer's Note

Sylvenstein Dam is an earthen embankment dam in the Isar valley, in the alpine part of Upper Bavaria, Germany which impounds the Sylvenstein Reservoir (German: Sylvensteinspeicher).

Several hydropower plants were built in the tributary of the upper Isar river in the 1920s, for example at the Achensee and Lake Walchen Power Plant. Therefore, the river ran nearly dry during the dry season. This mainly affected the town of Bad Tölz. A reservoir was established to ensure a minimum level of water in the river. During the dry season a volumetric flow of 4 cubic metres per second is released to prevent the Isar from running dry. Additionally, the reservoir provides flood control for the Isar river between Bad Tölz and Munich.

The dam is 44 metres high and has a length of 180 metres. It was built between 1954 and 1959. From 1959 on, the water was also used to drive a hydropower plant of 3.2 MW. The plant was upgraded in 2000 with new turbines to generate 3.8 MW.

During the 2005 European floods, because the maximum capacity of the reservoir was reached, more water than normal had to be released into the Isar river, but the flooding would have been more severe if the Sylvenstein Dam had not been present.

papagolf21, snunney, raszid62, Sonata11, Kielia, lgir, ChrisJ has marked this note useful

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papagolf21 (76603) 2013-01-19 1:47

Bonjour, cher Georg,
Quel paysage offert à nos yeux ébahis ! Le spectacle est de qualité.
J'aime beaucoup l'effet de relief avec l'avant-plan.
Très belle réalisation.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Kamilutka (3207) 2013-01-19 2:24

Witaj Jurku,
bardzo udany krajobraz z dobrym DOF, pierwszy plan bardzo ostry, natomiast tlo lekko rozmyte - dzieki temu uzsyakles ciekawa glebie. Piekne kolory, jeziora i spokojna tafla z odbiajajacymi sie w wodzie wzgorzami. Calosc bardzo atrakcyjna.
Pozdrawiam
Kamila

cornejo (18116) 2013-01-19 3:49

Hello Georg, I like this view very well taken of this beautiful lake, with lovely vegetation in the foreground. A very beautiful and interesting image, taken with good pov, framing, sharpness, depth, light and color. Very nice and charming job perfectly done, congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.

Good afternoon and happy Sunday.
All the best from southern Spain.
Angel.

snunney (67394) 2013-01-19 4:25

Hello Georg,
A pleasant long perspective over this beautifully situated reservoir. The nicely lit vegetation makes a most agreeable frame and helps give the image depth. Fine natural tones and very good clarity.

SNOOP_Chan (3474) 2013-01-19 4:29

Hello Georg, very nice image here. Germany has some very spectacular landscapes and this is one of them. The photo has depth and the color of the water came out so well. Good work.
Regards!

tedesse (22124) 2013-01-19 4:55

Witaj!
Przy mroznej i snieznej zimi milo poogladac takie cieple obrazki w cieplutkim mieszkaniu:)
Doskonaly POV i DOF, super kolory i swiatlo.
Milego Weekendu
Tadeusz

P.S.
Dzieki za usmieszki:)

Silvio1953 (98217) 2013-01-19 7:06

Ciao George, great view of lovely artificial lake, fantastic reflections, splendid light, excellent clarity and wonderful natural colors, very well done, my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

raszid62 (18212) 2013-01-19 8:12

Cze¶æ
Piêkne górskie jezioro w Bawarii, wspania³a ro¶linno¶æ przy brzegach i na poro¶niêtych oczeretami wyspach. Góry piêknie odbijaja si wspokojnej wodzie.
Cudowna kolorytyka i b.d. ostro¶æ.
pozdrawiam
Józek

cargus (6460) 2013-01-19 9:36

Beautiful landscape, beautiful colors, well framed and rendered, image well done.!
cordially
Adrian

Sonata11 (28375) 2013-01-19 15:39

Witaj Jurek,
przepiekne miejsce. Sliczne gory, jezioro i jego cudowna okolica. Piekne wykonanie jak zawsze. Sliczna pocztowka, bardzo mi sie podoba.
Serdecznie pozdrawiam i zycze milej niedzieli,
Barbara

Nicou (97775) 2013-01-19 20:42

Hleélo

quelle vue et captage quelle image superbe cpompo et panorama avec cette belle végétation ces montagne le plan d'eau bucolique.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

Kielia (20467) 2013-01-20 6:44

Hallo Georg,
diese Zeit des Übergangs vom Sommer in den Herbst hat eine ganz besondere Stimmung, die Du hervorragend eingefangen hast. Dieses glasklare Licht und die sanften Farben machen das Bild sehr attraktiv. KOmpliment - auch für die interessante Note!
Herzliche Grüße,
Harriet

lgir (6215) 2013-01-20 8:22

Hello Georg,

nice landscape on the lake surrounded by rocky. The light and colors are very nice and the image, with the first plan, has a beautiful depth.
Thanks for sharing
Regards
Laurent

ChrisJ (86902) 2013-01-21 1:04

Hello Georg

Beautiful symmetrical reflections with good sharpness and well composed using the rule of thirds. The fg vegetation adds depth as well as framing the reservoir and providing graphism. A wonderful blue sky that is nicely mirrored & saturated in the dam. Tfs!

serp2000 (29242) 2013-01-22 4:31

Czesc, Georg,
Lovely landscape, excellent presentation of the Bayern landscape, simple but interesting composition, vivid colors. Glad to see your photos again!
Pozdrawiam!
Serghei

luciola (2562) 2013-01-29 5:34

Witaj Jurek,
piekne miejsce, piekny widok, ³adna naturalna ramka.
Pozdrawiam
Lucja