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Mittweida Dam Day

Held every two years, the conference on the metrological monitoring of dams brings together experts from industry and academia – serving as a joint forum for commercial and institutional providers of dam monitoring technology, as well as dam operators, to facilitate exchange, networking and knowledge transfer.

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When is the next industry get-together taking place?

Dam Day 2029

The next Mittweida Dam Day will take place in 2029. The date will be announced on this page in good time. Join our network and stay in touch with us.
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How was 2026?

XIV Mittweida Dam Day

Co-organiser

2
Days
9
Articles
132
Participants
12
Companies
Field trip to the Lichtenberg Dam

Programme

Field trip

The Lichtenberg Dam (Mittelsachsen district) has been in continuous operation for around 50 years. The reservoir was completely drained in autumn 2024 to allow for the comprehensive refurbishment of the dam.

Evening event

Exchange of views

Opening with welcoming addresses by the university management and the DTK President  

Keynote
: Shaping Knowledge Transfer – Mittweida University of Applied Sciences’ (HSMW) key research areas for water technology applications
: Uwe Mahn and professors from Mittweida
University of Applied Sciences

Session 1: Data management

Merging two database software systems and what this entails
– Anne Becker, Gabriele Demisch
, Ruhrverband

Introduction of a centralised system for operational data management at reservoirs
– Christian Malewski, Wupperverband KdƶR

Session 2: Use of UAVs, UUVs and UOVs in water management

SSegRef2Surf – Near-real-time flood analysis using UAVs and AI
Michael Kƶgel, Fabian Mƶldner, Lily Feile, Dirk Carstensen
Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Management, Nuremberg

Use of autonomous inspection technology for the inspection of underwater structures – the WaZ research
project SUBmarIne
Richard Stanulla1, Richard Gruhn2, Gero Licht3, Thomas Grab2
1) GeoWiD GmbH, 2) Scientific Diving Centre, TU Bergakademie Freiberg,
3) Institute of Computer Science, TU Bergakademie Freiberg

Use of UAS and USV in the LTV
Annett Scholz and Marian Starick
State Dam Administration of the Free State of Saxony

Session 3: Sediments

Research project: Sediment management in the Ruhr reservoirs
Antje Nielinger-Teuber
, Ruhrverband

Development of measurement and monitoring programmes for the structural monitoring of sedimentation basins in accordance with DWA-M 503 ā€˜Principles for the inspection, upgrading and maintenance of sedimentation basins’
Judith Lange, Gabriele Demisch
, Ruhrverband

Sediment investigation: every lake is unique – a key to cost-effective desilting
Stephan Hilgert, Klajdi Sotiri
, limknow GmbH & Co. KG

Session 4: Examples from civil engineering and monitoring 

GeoRisk Analyser – mobile sensor technology for high-precision monitoring of geohazards with analysis software-as-a-service
Frank Kubisch1, Georg Gießler1, Jörg Benndorf1, Erik Börner1, Marcel Sodmann2, Maren Oldenettel2, Hubert Böhme3, Uwe Lorenz4
1) TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Faculty of Geosciences, Geotechnical Engineering and Mining
2) STORAG Etzel GmbH, Public Relations and Mine Surveying
3) FPM Holding GmbH, Freiberg Precision Mechanics
4) Electronic Renaissance Dresden

Farewell

 

Corporate exhibitors

Conference materials

In the abstract booklet, you will find a summary of the entire event; all papers are included with an abstract, and the participating companies introduce themselves and their portfolios.

6 May 1997

I. Mittweida Dam Day

Professor Volker Bettzieche of the Ruhrverband, Dr Hans-Ullrich Sieber of the State Dam Authority of the Free State of Saxony and Professor Heinz Dƶring of Mittweida University of Applied Sciences have been members of the conference committee from the outset.

Development with an impact

For almost 30 years, Talsperrentag has stood for mutual exchange and the practical application of knowledge. What began as an idea with just eight participants has developed into an integral part of university life and the ā€˜Talsperren family’.

  • Strong partners and co-organisers
  • Steadily rising participant numbers
  • A growing variety of topics
  • Contributions from across Europe
  • Company presentations
  • Establishment as a platform for knowledge transfer
28–29 April 2026

XIV Mittweida Dam Day

With the Ruhrverband, the State Dam Authority of the Free State of Saxony and the German Dam Committee as co-organisers, and Mittweida University of Applied Sciences acting as conference organisers, Dam Day is gaining in stability and is becoming a regular feature of the programme at hydraulic engineering conferences.  

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Dipl.-Ing. Annett Kober
Dipl.-Ing. Annett Kober
Referat Forschung
 Ines Lange
Ines Lange
Referat Forschung
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