The Schluchsee is a reservoir in Schluchsee municipality near St. Blasien in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg. It lies south-east of the Titisee and is the largest lake in the Black Forest. At approximately 930 metres (3,050 ft) above sea level, it is the highest sailing area in Germany. The Schluchsee is a paradise for lovers of all kinds of open water and paddle sports. A natural ice rink forms here in winter, with an extensive network of cross-country ski trails around the lake; there is even a ski lift in Fischbach ski resort.
Since the 1960s, the lake has formed part of the Schluchseewerk hydropower complex in which a number of reservoirs are linked by pumping stations. In addition to the natural flow of water, the Schluchsee is replenished with water from the Rhine via a cascade of hydropower plants.
Schluchsee
The Schluchsee was originally a glacial lake, part of the Feldberg glacier, and its surface was around 30 metres lower than that of today's reservoir, which was created by the impounding of the River Schwarza. From north-west to south-east, the lake is 7.3 km long and 1.4 km wide and reaches a maximum depth of 61 m.
For young people, the Schluchsee has so much to offer: dips in the lake, swimming, windsurfing, diving, canoeing, stand-up paddleboarding, sailing there is a sailing school in Aha mountain biking, e-bikes, cycle hire at Schluchsee railway station, several boat hire stations, and hiking around the lake, with plenty of refreshment stops available.
Check out Rafftaff boat rental at Schluchsee canoe station: Rafftaff is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., starting 29 April.
Also on offer: Canoes sometimes called Canadian canoes are fitted with two, three or four bench seats. Young children can comfortably sit in a row in the centre or find space on the floor. Stand-up paddleboarding is very popular and great fun. Sit-on-tops are a familiar sight in France and now they are available at the Schluchsee too: these kayaks have great stability when out on the water. Multi-person Canadian canoes are suitable for groups of up to 10 perfect for families.
The open-air Aqua Fun Centre in Schluchsee is situated close to the lake. Swim in the heated pool or take a dip in the much chillier lake definitely not for softies!
Schluchsee Sailing Club offers a range of courses and training options. www.segelverein-schluchsee.de
The lake is an important renewable energy source. It belongs to the Schluchsee group of hydropower plants (Werksgruppe) operated by Schluchseewerk AG and forms part of a complex of reservoirs of different heights linked by pumping stations.
The power plant complex stretches from Häusern to Waldshut. The Schluchsee is the upper basin of the Häusern pumped storage hydropower plant, which feeds an average of 100 MW into the grid. In addition to the natural inflow from the rivers Schwarza and Ahabach and via the Windgfällweiher reservoir the upper reaches of the Wutach, Seegraben and Haslach, water from the Rhine is fed into the basin via pumping stations near Waldshut.
For comparison: larger wind energy plants have a nominal capacity of 3-9 MW. The Schluchsee group consists of three pumped storage power plants in a cascade and is the largest hydroelectric power plant complex in Germany, producing 520 million kW of power annually.
During turbine operation, due to the natural gradient, water from the Schluchsee flows through a series of pressure tunnels to the three power plants before joining the Rhine near Albbruck. Electricity is then used to pump water from the Rhine back into the Schluchsee 619 m higher up. This information was taken from www.schluchseewerk.de
Schluchsee pumped storage hydropower complex
The Schluchsee pumped storage complex produces approximately 520 million kWh of electricity annually from its three power plants. This annual output is sufficient to supply a town with a population of around 300,000.
However, the purpose of a pumped storage power plant is to feed additional electricity into the grid during periods of peak demand (when large numbers of people need electricity) and to store the electricity produced by other plants (coal-fired, nuclear, wind, solar) by pumping up water when power consumption is low.
Unfortunately, around 15% of the energy is lost in the process.
Energy suppliers must generate precisely the amount of electricity required at any time, day and night. During daytime peak periods, two or three times more electricity is consumed than at night.
If less electricity is generated than is required, the rotational speed of the generators in the power plants and the transformers that generate high voltages for electricity transmission are at risk of overheating and exploding, causing a total power outage. This has happened in both the US and Italy in recent years.
With the expansion of renewable energy sources (solar, wind, etc.), the daytime fluctuations in power generation will increase. Electricity storage facilities such as pumped storage power plants will therefore become even more important.
Kraftwerk
The Höllentalbahn railway operates a service from Freiburg im Breisgau to Seebrugg every 30 minutes. The line passes through Hinterzarten, Titisee, Feldberg-Bärental (DBs highest railway station, 967 m above sea level) and Altglashütten and then travels past the Windgfällweiher reservoir. There are three stops at the Schluchsee in Aha, Schluchsee centre and in Seebrugg, where the line terminates.
German rail operator Deutsche Bundesbahn aims to become climate-neutral. According to information provided by DB, the proportion of green energy used to power the railways is increasing rapidly, reaching 57 per cent in 2018.
No other form of transport is as eco-friendly as rail. DB aims to maximise this environmental benefit: its goal for 2030 is to halve carbon emissions in all its worldwide operations against the 2006 baseline and increase the renewables share in rails energy mix to 80 per cent, rising to 100 per cent by 2038. DBs target is to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.
Schluchsee-Wolfsgrund Youth HostelSeebruck Youth HostelSchluchsee CampsiteNature Camp in Aha
Dieses Camp liegt direkt am See beim Hotel Auerhahn, es bietet u.a. ein Baumhaus.
Schwarzwald Camp Schluchsee
Overnight in the forest – right by the lake. Camp guests have various locations and types of accommodation to choose from. Everything on offer is carefully selected, has its own story to tell and is not here by chance. That’s why everything has a name, not a number. Whether it’s a teepee, a tree tent, a pod or a space to pitch a tent or park a campervan – camping here brings you closer to nature.
The Schluchsee is a reservoir in Schluchsee municipality near St. Blasien in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg. It lies south-east of the Titisee and is the largest lake in the Black Forest. At approximately 930 metres (3,050 ft) above sea level, it is the highest sailing area in Germany. The Schluchsee is a paradise for lovers of all kinds of open water and paddle sports. A natural ice rink forms here in winter, with an extensive network of cross-country ski trails around the lake; there is even a ski lift in Fischbach ski resort.
Since the 1960s, the lake has formed part of the Schluchseewerk hydropower complex in which a number of reservoirs are linked by pumping stations. In addition to the natural flow of water, the Schluchsee is replenished with water from the Rhine via a cascade of hydropower plants.
Schluchsee
The Schluchsee was originally a glacial lake, part of the Feldberg glacier, and its surface was around 30 metres lower than that of today's reservoir, which was created by the impounding of the River Schwarza. From north-west to south-east, the lake is 7.3 km long and 1.4 km wide and reaches a maximum depth of 61 m.
For young people, the Schluchsee has so much to offer: dips in the lake, swimming, windsurfing, diving, canoeing, stand-up paddleboarding, sailing there is a sailing school in Aha mountain biking, e-bikes, cycle hire at Schluchsee railway station, several boat hire stations, and hiking around the lake, with plenty of refreshment stops available.
Check out Rafftaff boat rental at Schluchsee canoe station: Rafftaff is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., starting 29 April.
Also on offer: Canoes sometimes called Canadian canoes are fitted with two, three or four bench seats. Young children can comfortably sit in a row in the centre or find space on the floor. Stand-up paddleboarding is very popular and great fun. Sit-on-tops are a familiar sight in France and now they are available at the Schluchsee too: these kayaks have great stability when out on the water. Multi-person Canadian canoes are suitable for groups of up to 10 perfect for families.
The open-air Aqua Fun Centre in Schluchsee is situated close to the lake. Swim in the heated pool or take a dip in the much chillier lake definitely not for softies!
Schluchsee Sailing Club offers a range of courses and training options. www.segelverein-schluchsee.de
The lake is an important renewable energy source. It belongs to the Schluchsee group of hydropower plants (Werksgruppe) operated by Schluchseewerk AG and forms part of a complex of reservoirs of different heights linked by pumping stations.
The power plant complex stretches from Häusern to Waldshut. The Schluchsee is the upper basin of the Häusern pumped storage hydropower plant, which feeds an average of 100 MW into the grid. In addition to the natural inflow from the rivers Schwarza and Ahabach and via the Windgfällweiher reservoir the upper reaches of the Wutach, Seegraben and Haslach, water from the Rhine is fed into the basin via pumping stations near Waldshut.
For comparison: larger wind energy plants have a nominal capacity of 3-9 MW. The Schluchsee group consists of three pumped storage power plants in a cascade and is the largest hydroelectric power plant complex in Germany, producing 520 million kW of power annually.
During turbine operation, due to the natural gradient, water from the Schluchsee flows through a series of pressure tunnels to the three power plants before joining the Rhine near Albbruck. Electricity is then used to pump water from the Rhine back into the Schluchsee 619 m higher up. This information was taken from www.schluchseewerk.de
Schluchsee pumped storage hydropower complex
The Schluchsee pumped storage complex produces approximately 520 million kWh of electricity annually from its three power plants. This annual output is sufficient to supply a town with a population of around 300,000.
However, the purpose of a pumped storage power plant is to feed additional electricity into the grid during periods of peak demand (when large numbers of people need electricity) and to store the electricity produced by other plants (coal-fired, nuclear, wind, solar) by pumping up water when power consumption is low.
Unfortunately, around 15% of the energy is lost in the process.
Energy suppliers must generate precisely the amount of electricity required at any time, day and night. During daytime peak periods, two or three times more electricity is consumed than at night.
If less electricity is generated than is required, the rotational speed of the generators in the power plants and the transformers that generate high voltages for electricity transmission are at risk of overheating and exploding, causing a total power outage. This has happened in both the US and Italy in recent years.
With the expansion of renewable energy sources (solar, wind, etc.), the daytime fluctuations in power generation will increase. Electricity storage facilities such as pumped storage power plants will therefore become even more important.
Kraftwerk
The Höllentalbahn railway operates a service from Freiburg im Breisgau to Seebrugg every 30 minutes. The line passes through Hinterzarten, Titisee, Feldberg-Bärental (DBs highest railway station, 967 m above sea level) and Altglashütten and then travels past the Windgfällweiher reservoir. There are three stops at the Schluchsee in Aha, Schluchsee centre and in Seebrugg, where the line terminates.
German rail operator Deutsche Bundesbahn aims to become climate-neutral. According to information provided by DB, the proportion of green energy used to power the railways is increasing rapidly, reaching 57 per cent in 2018.
No other form of transport is as eco-friendly as rail. DB aims to maximise this environmental benefit: its goal for 2030 is to halve carbon emissions in all its worldwide operations against the 2006 baseline and increase the renewables share in rails energy mix to 80 per cent, rising to 100 per cent by 2038. DBs target is to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.
Schluchsee-Wolfsgrund Youth HostelSeebruck Youth HostelSchluchsee CampsiteNature Camp in Aha
Dieses Camp liegt direkt am See beim Hotel Auerhahn, es bietet u.a. ein Baumhaus.
Schwarzwald Camp Schluchsee
Overnight in the forest – right by the lake. Camp guests have various locations and types of accommodation to choose from. Everything on offer is carefully selected, has its own story to tell and is not here by chance. That’s why everything has a name, not a number. Whether it’s a teepee, a tree tent, a pod or a space to pitch a tent or park a campervan – camping here brings you closer to nature.
The Schluchsee is a reservoir in Schluchsee municipality near St. Blasien in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg. It lies south-east of the Titisee and is the largest lake in the Black Forest. At approximately 930 metres (3,050 ft) above sea level, it is the highest sailing area in Germany. The Schluchsee is a paradise for lovers of all kinds of open water and paddle sports. A natural ice rink forms here in winter, with an extensive network of cross-country ski trails around the lake; there is even a ski lift in Fischbach ski resort.
Since the 1960s, the lake has formed part of the Schluchseewerk hydropower complex in which a number of reservoirs are linked by pumping stations. In addition to the natural flow of water, the Schluchsee is replenished with water from the Rhine via a cascade of hydropower plants.
Schluchsee
The Schluchsee was originally a glacial lake, part of the Feldberg glacier, and its surface was around 30 metres lower than that of today's reservoir, which was created by the impounding of the River Schwarza. From north-west to south-east, the lake is 7.3 km long and 1.4 km wide and reaches a maximum depth of 61 m.
For young people, the Schluchsee has so much to offer: dips in the lake, swimming, windsurfing, diving, canoeing, stand-up paddleboarding, sailing there is a sailing school in Aha mountain biking, e-bikes, cycle hire at Schluchsee railway station, several boat hire stations, and hiking around the lake, with plenty of refreshment stops available.
Check out Rafftaff boat rental at Schluchsee canoe station: Rafftaff is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., starting 29 April.
Also on offer: Canoes sometimes called Canadian canoes are fitted with two, three or four bench seats. Young children can comfortably sit in a row in the centre or find space on the floor. Stand-up paddleboarding is very popular and great fun. Sit-on-tops are a familiar sight in France and now they are available at the Schluchsee too: these kayaks have great stability when out on the water. Multi-person Canadian canoes are suitable for groups of up to 10 perfect for families.
The open-air Aqua Fun Centre in Schluchsee is situated close to the lake. Swim in the heated pool or take a dip in the much chillier lake definitely not for softies!
Schluchsee Sailing Club offers a range of courses and training options. www.segelverein-schluchsee.de
The lake is an important renewable energy source. It belongs to the Schluchsee group of hydropower plants (Werksgruppe) operated by Schluchseewerk AG and forms part of a complex of reservoirs of different heights linked by pumping stations.
The power plant complex stretches from Häusern to Waldshut. The Schluchsee is the upper basin of the Häusern pumped storage hydropower plant, which feeds an average of 100 MW into the grid. In addition to the natural inflow from the rivers Schwarza and Ahabach and via the Windgfällweiher reservoir the upper reaches of the Wutach, Seegraben and Haslach, water from the Rhine is fed into the basin via pumping stations near Waldshut.
For comparison: larger wind energy plants have a nominal capacity of 3-9 MW. The Schluchsee group consists of three pumped storage power plants in a cascade and is the largest hydroelectric power plant complex in Germany, producing 520 million kW of power annually.
During turbine operation, due to the natural gradient, water from the Schluchsee flows through a series of pressure tunnels to the three power plants before joining the Rhine near Albbruck. Electricity is then used to pump water from the Rhine back into the Schluchsee 619 m higher up. This information was taken from www.schluchseewerk.de
Schluchsee pumped storage hydropower complex
The Schluchsee pumped storage complex produces approximately 520 million kWh of electricity annually from its three power plants. This annual output is sufficient to supply a town with a population of around 300,000.
However, the purpose of a pumped storage power plant is to feed additional electricity into the grid during periods of peak demand (when large numbers of people need electricity) and to store the electricity produced by other plants (coal-fired, nuclear, wind, solar) by pumping up water when power consumption is low.
Unfortunately, around 15% of the energy is lost in the process.
Energy suppliers must generate precisely the amount of electricity required at any time, day and night. During daytime peak periods, two or three times more electricity is consumed than at night.
If less electricity is generated than is required, the rotational speed of the generators in the power plants and the transformers that generate high voltages for electricity transmission are at risk of overheating and exploding, causing a total power outage. This has happened in both the US and Italy in recent years.
With the expansion of renewable energy sources (solar, wind, etc.), the daytime fluctuations in power generation will increase. Electricity storage facilities such as pumped storage power plants will therefore become even more important.
Kraftwerk
The Höllentalbahn railway operates a service from Freiburg im Breisgau to Seebrugg every 30 minutes. The line passes through Hinterzarten, Titisee, Feldberg-Bärental (DBs highest railway station, 967 m above sea level) and Altglashütten and then travels past the Windgfällweiher reservoir. There are three stops at the Schluchsee in Aha, Schluchsee centre and in Seebrugg, where the line terminates.
German rail operator Deutsche Bundesbahn aims to become climate-neutral. According to information provided by DB, the proportion of green energy used to power the railways is increasing rapidly, reaching 57 per cent in 2018.
No other form of transport is as eco-friendly as rail. DB aims to maximise this environmental benefit: its goal for 2030 is to halve carbon emissions in all its worldwide operations against the 2006 baseline and increase the renewables share in rails energy mix to 80 per cent, rising to 100 per cent by 2038. DBs target is to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.
Schluchsee-Wolfsgrund Youth HostelSeebruck Youth HostelSchluchsee CampsiteNature Camp in Aha
Dieses Camp liegt direkt am See beim Hotel Auerhahn, es bietet u.a. ein Baumhaus.
Schwarzwald Camp Schluchsee
Overnight in the forest – right by the lake. Camp guests have various locations and types of accommodation to choose from. Everything on offer is carefully selected, has its own story to tell and is not here by chance. That’s why everything has a name, not a number. Whether it’s a teepee, a tree tent, a pod or a space to pitch a tent or park a campervan – camping here brings you closer to nature.
Also on offer: Canoes sometimes called Canadian canoes are fitted with two, three or four bench seats. Young children can comfortably sit in a row in the centre or find space on the floor. Stand-up paddleboarding is very popular and great fun. Sit-on-tops are a familiar sight in France and now they are available at the Schluchsee too: these kayaks have great stability when out on the water. Multi-person Canadian canoes are suitable for groups of up to 10 perfect for families.
The open-air Aqua Fun Centre in Schluchsee is situated close to the lake. Swim in the heated pool or take a dip in the much chillier lake definitely not for softies!
Schluchsee Sailing Club offers a range of courses and training options. www.segelverein-schluchsee.de 
German rail operator Deutsche Bundesbahn aims to become climate-neutral. According to information provided by DB, the proportion of green energy used to power the railways is increasing rapidly, reaching 57 per cent in 2018.
No other form of transport is as eco-friendly as rail. DB aims to maximise this environmental benefit: its goal for 2030 is to halve carbon emissions in all its worldwide operations against the 2006 baseline and increase the renewables share in rails energy mix to 80 per cent, rising to 100 per cent by 2038. DBs target is to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. 
