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When Reschbachklause is a relic from the time the timber rafting. It was created in 1860 as newly built in stone hermitage after the wooden old hermitage had been canceled from the 1848th The dam is 36 meters long and impounds Reschbach to a maximum depth of five meters on. This produces an approximately 215 meter wide water reservoir with a capacity of about 15,000 cubic meters of water. Between 1820 and 1825 Schwellgraben was installed. This is located 2.8 kilometers long, connects the Reschbach with the devil Klause.
For Woodtrift the dams (Klausen) were an important means to flood the logs into the valley. In addition to the built dams the banks were simultaneously fixed and applied channels. So also the Reschbach near the Czech border was expanded for Woodtrift in the 19th century. In the 1950s, the era of Woodtrift ended, and the many facilities of pasture lost their original function.
The Bavarian Forest National Park called for the preservation and maintenance of Reschbachklause. As a relic of a bygone forestry it now serves as a hiking destination and a time capsule. With the creation of dams an artificial pond was created by man. This offered many dragonflies a new habitat. The Common Blue Damselfly feels the Reschbachklause really well. Other species such as the bog ground beetles forfeited a large part of their natural habitat.
Source: Regiowiki
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