| Gepatschspeicher | |
|---|---|
  Gepatschspeicher | |
| Location | Tyrol, Austria |
| Coordinates | 46°55′52″N 10°44′29″E / 46.93111°N 10.74139°E |
| Type | lake |
Gepatschspeicher is an artificial lake of Tyrol, Austria. It feeds a pumped storage hydropower plant built in 1961-1964 with 395 MW power in the town of Prutz at the Inn river.
The artificial dam of about 160 metres height and 600 m length is located in the upper Kaunertal valley under the Kaunertal glacier and the water is fed to the power plant through a tunnel of 13 km length and a height difference over 800 m. Through a tunnel the lake also takes water from the neighbouring parallel valley Pitztal.
There is a tourist route along the lake.
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