Purpose[edit]
This infobox automatically translates and displays dam and reservoir information transferred from German Wikipedia as part of de:Vorlage:Infobox Stausee and, in doing so, greatly simplifies and speeds up the transfer of knowledge and translation of articles between the two Wikipedias.
The alternative is to laboriously copy the source text from either one or both of two separate en.wiki infoboxes (one for dams and one for lakes/reservoirs), then transfer the data from the de.wiki infobox, line-by-line, into the en.wiki ones. As well as being time-consuming, the end result is messy and incomplete because there is no one-to-one mapping of fields in many cases and no equivalent field at all for others.
Use[edit]
The infobox does not distinguish between type and purpose and may be used for all dams dammed lakes and reservoirs. In doing so, not all fields will always be relevant and may be simply left blank.
Please note that the infobox becomes more and more unwieldy, the longer the table is, so try to differentiate between important and unimportant information! Consider what the uninformed ready can glean from facts and figures alone and what needs to be explained in detail in the text!
It is not the intent that the dimensions given for a dam can be used to produce a technical drawing but that they can give an impression of its size. Choose a reference dimension and then describe the design or construction principles of the dam in the text. The data for volume and surface area of the reservoir are exclusively based on the Stauziel (Vollstau) or maximum capacity. Explain the dam regime in the text. The construction time is exactly that. Give timescales for planning or refurbishment periods in the text.
The infobox is not suitable for describing hydropower stations.
Note: use the ((Convert)) template in the respective fields for converting meters to feet, m3 to acre feet, etc. Otherwise, just add the abbreviated metric unit (m3, Mm3) in the infobox field.
General source text[edit]
Most German dam and reservoir articles will already have the source text below at the start of the article. Please note that the BREITENGRAD and LÄNGENGRAD fields used for display coordinates in German Wikipedia will not display as they have been removed from the template. This is because the de.wiki 'Coord' template is not compatible with the en.wiki version. The method for displaying coordinates is covered below.
((Infobox stausee
|NAME =
|BILD =
|BILDBESCHREIBUNG =
<!-- Geographie -->
|BREITENGRAD =
|LÄNGENGRAD =
|REGION-ISO =
|HÖHE-BEZUG =
|ZUFLUSS =
|ABFLUSS =
|UFERSTADT =
|NAHESTADT =
<!-- Daten Bauwerk -->
|TYP =
|BAUZEIT =
|BAUHOEHE =
|TALHOEHE =
|GRUENDUNGSHOEHE =
|WASSERHOEHE =
|KRONENHOEHE =
|MAUERVOL =
|KRONENLAENGE =
|KRONENBREITE =
|BASISBREITE =
|RADIUS =
|NEIGUNG-LUFT =
|NEIGUNG-WASSER =
|LEISTUNG =
|BETREIBER =
<!-- Daten Stausee -->
|STAUZIEL =
|FLÄCHE =
|SEELAENGE =
|SEEBREITE =
|SPEICHERRAUM =
|STAURAUM =
|EINZUG =
|HOCHWASSER =
|BESONDERHEITEN =
))
Source text for dams in sparsely populated areas[edit]
Some articles may have the following cut-down source text.
((Infobox stausee
|NAME =
|BILD =
|BILDBESCHREIBUNG =
<!-- Geographie -->
|BREITENGRAD =
|LÄNGENGRAD =
|REGION-ISO =
|HÖHE-BEZUG =
|ZUFLUSS =
|ABFLUSS =
|UFERORT =
|NAHERORT =
<!-- Daten Bauwerk -->
|BAUZEIT =
|TYP =
|BAUHOEHE =
|TALHOEHE =
|GRUENDUNGSHOEHE =
|WASSERHOEHE =
|KRONENHOEHE =
|MAUERVOL =
|KRONENLAENGE =
|KRONENBREITE =
|BASISBREITE =
|RADIUS =
|NEIGUNG-LUFT =
|NEIGUNG-WASSER =
|LEISTUNG =
|BETREIBER =
<!-- Daten Stausee -->
|STAUZIEL =
|FLÄCHE =
|SEELAENGE =
|SEEBREITE =
|SPEICHERRAUM =
|STAURAUM =
|EINZUG =
|HOCHWASSER =
|BESONDERHEITEN =
))
Explanation of the parameters[edit]
Important: Empty fields will be omitted from the infobox, i. e. leave out missing or irrelevant data and the field will not be displayed. The units under Type do not have to be entered, but it will not harm if they are.
| Variable | Displays as | Type | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAME | Name of the dam or reservoir. If the article name is to be used automatically, the line |Name= must be removed.
| ||
| NEBENBOX | (any value) | By setting this parameter the presence of article sections, such as coordinates elsewhere in the article outside the box, can be suppressed for the whole box. This is needed if more than one box is used in an article. All boxes bar one must be marked with NEBENBOX. | |
| BILD | A photograph of the reservoir or a location map, without entering Bild: in front and without any formatting
| ||
| BILD-BREITE | The width of the image (BILD); the default is 290px
| ||
| BILDBESCHREIBUNG | The caption for the main image (BILD) | ||
| Geography | |||
| GEO-LAGE | Coordinates: | deprecated: Geographical coordinates of the reservoir. | |
| BREITENGRAD, LÄNGENGRAD and REGION-ISO | not used | In de.wiki used for geographical coordinates of the reservoir. Not used in en.wiki. | |
| COORD | Coordinates | The coordinates of the dam or reservoir. This parameter is not in the de.wiki template and must be added for the coordinates to be displayed. Data must be entered in the normal en.wiki format e.g. ((coord|50|32|28|N|11|6|19|E|type:waterbody_region:DE|display=inline,title)) | |
| HÖHE-BEZUG | For a description see Template:Höhe; it may be used for KRONENHOEHE and STAUZIEL | ||
| LAGE | Location | Description of the location of the reservoir (e.g. a state or region) | |
| ZUFLUSS | Headwaters | The streams and rivers flowing into the reservoir | |
| ABFLUSS | Tailwaters | The streams and rivers flowing out of the reservoir | |
| UFERSTADT | Main lakeside towns | The larger towns on the shores of the reservoir | |
| NAHESTADT | Main nearby towns | The larger towns near the reservoir (only entered, if there are no towns on the shore) | |
| UFERORT | Main lakeside villages | alternative to UFERSTADT | The larger villages on the shores of the reservoir (only used if there are no towns on or near the reservoir) |
| NAHERORT | Main villages nearby | alternative to NAHESTADT | The larger villages near the reservoir (only entered, if there are no towns on the shore) |
| Dam data | |||
| TYP | Dam type | Type of dam: gravity dam, arch dam, earth-fill dam | |
| BAUZEIT | Built | Years from-to | Construction period |
| BAUHOEHE | Height | m (metres) | Height of the dam, where no other reference information is available |
| TALHOEHE | Height above valley floor | m (metres) | Height of the dam from above valley floor to the top of the dam |
| GRUENDUNGSHOEHE | Structural height | m (metres) | Height of the dam from the lowest point in the excavated foundation and the top of the dam |
| WASSERHOEHE | Hydraulic height | m (metres) | Height to which the water rises behind the dam. Difference between the lowest point in the original streambed at the axis or centreline crest of the dam and the maximum controllable water surface. |
| KRONENHOEHE | Height above sea level | m (metres) | Height of the dam crest above sea level |
| MAUERVOL | Dam volume | m³ (cubic metres) | Volume of the actual dam |
| KRONENLAENGE | Length | m (metres) | Length of the dam crest |
| KRONENBREITE | Crest width | m (metres) | Width of the dam crest |
| BASISBREITE | Base width | m (metres) | Maximum thickness of the dam measured horizontally between upstream and downstream faces and normal to the axis or centerline crest of the dam, but excluding projections. |
| RADIUS | Curve radius | m (metres) | The radius of curvature of an arch dam |
| NEIGUNG-LUFT | Downstream face slope | 1:... | Slope of the downstream face of the dam |
| NEIGUNG-WASSER | Upstream face slope | 1:... | Slope of the upstream face of the dam |
| LEISTUNG | Power generation capacity | MW (megawatts) | The power generation capacity of the associated hydropower station |
| BETREIBER | Operator | Firm or organisation operating the facility | |
| Reservoir data | |||
| STAUZIEL | Normal water surface | m (metres) | Height of the reservoir surface above sea level at the top of active conservation capacity (Stauziel). The maximum elevation to which the reservoir may rise under normal operating conditions exclusive of flood control storage. |
| FLÄCHE | Maximum water area | ha (hectares), km² (square kilometres) | Area of the reservoir surface at maximum water surface (Vollstau) |
| SEELAENGE | Reservoir length | km (kilometres) | Length of the reservoir |
| SEEBREITE | Reservoir width | km (kilometres) | Width of the reservoir |
| SPEICHERRAUM | Active capacity | m³ (cubic metres) | The reservoir capacity normally usable for storage and regulation of reservoir inflows to meet established reservoir operating requirements. It is also the total capacity less the sum of the inactive and dead capacities. |
| STAURAUM | Total capacity | m³ (cubic metres) | The total quantity of water which can be impounded. |
| EINZUG | Catchment area | km² (square kilometres) | The total area from which the reservoir collects surface runoff. (Called "watershed" in the US). |
| HOCHWASSER | Design flood | m³/s (cubic metres per second) | The Inflow Design Flood (IDF) i.e. the flood used to design and/or modify a specific dam and its appurtenant works; particularly for sizing the spillway and outlet works, and for determining surcharge storage requirements. |
| BESONDERHEITEN | Features | Any special features of the reservoir | |
| ANMERKUNGEN | Remarks | A line for any remarks | |
| BILD1 to BILD5 | To enable any optional images to be added at the bottom of the infobox | ||
| BILD1-BREITE to BILD5-BREITE | Fields for entering the width of the images BILD1 to BILD5, default is 290px
| ||
| BILD1-BESCHREIBUNG to BILD5-BESCHREIBUNG | Fields for captions | ||
Example[edit]
In this example all the parameters are completed in order to be able to show the functionality of the infobox.
| Test Reservoir | |
|---|---|
 Map of Lake Burley Griffin | |
| Location | Canberra, Australia |
| Construction began | 1960–1964 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Molonglo River |
| Height (foundation) | ? m |
| Height (thalweg) | ? m |
| Length | 319 m |
| Elevation at crest | 560 m |
| Width (crest) | ? m |
| Width (base) | 19.7 m |
| Dam volume | 55,000 m³ |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | ? Mm³ |
| Active capacity | 33 Mm³ |
| Catchment area | ? km³ |
| Surface area | 6.64 km² |
| Maximum length | 11.2 km |
| Maximum width | 1.2 km |
| Normal elevation | 556 m |
| Power Station | |
| Installed capacity | 0 MW |
| Remarks | |
((Infobox stausee
|NAME = Test Reservoir
|BILD = Lake Burley Griffin map-01MJC.png
|BILDBESCHREIBUNG = Map of Lake Burley Griffin
<!-- Geografie -->
|BREITENGRAD = 35/17/33/S
|LÄNGENGRAD = 149/7/45/E
|REGION-ISO = AU-ACT
|LAGE = [[Canberra]], [[Australia]]
|ZUFLUSS = [[Molonglo River]]
|ABFLUSS = [[Molonglo River]]
|UFERSTADT = [[Canberra]]
|NAHESTADT = ...
<!-- Daten Bauwerk -->
|BAUZEIT = 1960–1964
|BAUHOEHE = 33 m
|TALHOEHE = ? m
|GRUENDUNGSHOEHE = ? m
|WASSERHOEHE = ? m
|KRONENHOEHE = 560 m
|MAUERVOL = 55,000 m³
|KRONENLAENGE = 319 m
|KRONENBREITE = ? m
|BASISBREITE = 19.7 m
|RADIUS = ? m
|NEIGUNG-LUFT = 1:?
|NEIGUNG-WASSER = 1:?
|LEISTUNG = 0 MW
<!-- Daten Stausee -->
|STAUZIEL = 556 m
|FLÄCHE = 6.64 km²
|SEELAENGE = 11.2 km
|SEEBREITE = 1.2 km
|SPEICHERRAUM = 33 Mm³
|STAURAUM = ? Mm³
|EINZUG = ? km³
|HOCHWASSER = ? m³/s
|BESONDERHEITEN = Test
|ANMERKUNGEN = Remarks
|BILD1 = Scrivener Dam Canberra-01JAC.jpg
|BILD1-BESCHREIBUNG = Scrivener Dam
))