Bostalsee
{{Infobox dam
|name = Bostalsee
|image = Aerial image of Bostalsee (view from the southwest).jpg
|image_caption =
|location = Sankt Wendel
|dam_crosses = Bos, Dämelbach
| coordinates = {{coord|49.56833|7.07194|display=inline,title}}
|location_map=Germany Saarland#Germany
|construction_began = ca. 1973
|opening = ca. 1975
|dam_height_thalweg = ca. 20 m
|dam_height_foundation = 22.25 m
|dam_elevation_crest = 402.75 m
|dam_volume = 320,000 m3
|dam_length = 500 m
|dam_width_crest = 5 m
|res_elevation = 401.00 m or 400.00 m (long term)
|res_surface = 120 ha or 107 ha (long term)
|res_capacity_total = 8 million m3
|res_catchment = 12.2 km2
|spillway_capacity = 35 m3/s
}}
The Bostalsee is a reservoir in the municipality of Nohfelden in the northern Saarland. It was created in 1979. The dam has a length of 500 metres. The lake is almost exclusively used for recreation. The hydropower from the stored water has been used since the end of 2013 to a small extent to generate electricity, especially to light the circular walk around the lake in winter.{{Cite web |url=http://www.zfk.de/strom/erneuerbare-energien/wasser/artikel/wasserkraft-am-bostalsee.html |title=Wasserkraft am Bostalsee |access-date=2015-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717073304/https://www.zfk.de/strom/erneuerbare-energien/wasser/artikel/wasserkraft-am-bostalsee.html |archive-date=2015-07-17 |url-status=dead }} The southwestern part of the lake has been designated as a nature reserve.[http://sl.juris.de/cgi-bin/landesrecht.py?d=http://sl.juris.de/sl/gesamt/NatSGBostalSV_SL.htm#fc_2 Regulation dated 1985/1996]
Construction
This major tourist project was initiated in the early 1970s by the head of the county council of St. Wendel, Werner Zeyer, who later became the minister president of the Saarland. The long term aim was to strengthen the tourist infrastructure in the county of St. Wendel in order to raise the number of tourists. In addition, the new waterbody was intended to extend the local recreation facilities and improve the ecology.
Basic data
The lake has a surface area of 120 ha (1.2 km2), a volume of 8 million m3 and maximum depth of 18 metres. It lies at a height of about {{Höhe|400|DE-NN|link=true}} within the Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park near {{Coord|49|34|6|N|7|4|19|E|type:waterbody_elevation:400_region:DE-SL_name:Bostalsee}}. It is thus the largest artificial body of water used for recreation in southwest Germany. The lakeside villages are Bosen, Eckelhausen, Gonnesweiler and Neunkirchen/Nahe, and the Bostalsee Leisure Centre is run by the county. The dam impounds the waters of the Bos and the Dämelbach.
Gallery
File:Kornbrust Liebeskanzel.JPG|Leo Kornbrust: Liebesthron on the circular walk
File:Bostalsee 2010Requiem-für-die-Juden Seliger.JPG|Stone sculpture on the circular walk Requiem für die Juden by Shlomo Selinger
File:BostalseeSolarkat.jpg|Former solar-powered catamaran (meanwhile there is a smaller passenger boat on the Bostalsee)
File:Bostalsee.JPG|Beach on the Bostalsee
File:Bostalsee Dämmerung.jpg|Dusk at the Bostalsee, 2008
File:Bostalsee.jpg|The Bostalsee seen from the north
File:Bostalsee 3.JPG|Northwestern shore and sailing boat base
File:Bostalsee 7 2011-10 Wohnblock.JPG|House in the holiday park
File:Bostalsee 2.jpg|View of the lake
File:20150524 Blick ins NSG Bostalsee IMG 4685 by sebaso.jpg|View of the nature reserve
File:Busy Bostalsee 1982.jpg|A busy Summer day in 1982.
File:Bostalsee Sunset.jpg|Sunset 1982.
File:Windsurfing in Bostalsee 1982.jpg|Windsurfing 1982.
See also
Literature
- [http://swb2.bsz-bw.de/DB=2.340/CMD?MATCFILTER=N&MATCSET=N&NOSCAN=N&ADI_BIB=&ACT=SRCHA&IKT=1016&SRT=YOP&TRM=Bostalsee&NOABS=Y Literatur zum Bostalsee in der SULB]
Annotations
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External links
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- [http://www.bostalsee.de/ Freizeitzentrum Bostalsee und Tourist-Information Sankt Wendeler Land]
- [http://www.mike-persch.de/scbo/revier.htm Luftbild und Lageskizze, Segelclub Bosen]
- [http://www.talsperren.net/Saarland/Bosen/bosen.html Talsperre Bosen, Saarland]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110719100434/http://www-docs.tu-cottbus.de/gewaesserschutz/public/projekte/uba_2/09_nrw_rheinl_saar.pdf Dokumentation von Zustand und Entwicklung der wichtigsten Seen Deutschlands der TU Cottbus, Teil 9: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz und Saarland] (PDF-Datei; 562 kB)
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Category:Reservoirs in Saarland