Kaprun High Mountain Reservoirs

The Kaprun high mountain reservoirs, Wasserfallboden and Mooserboden, above Kaprun in the Salzburg region of Austria are a popular excursion in the High Tauern; the Mooserboden lies at about 2,040 metres. The Mooser dam is 107 metres high and about 500 metres long, and the Limberg dam is 120 metres high. The Mooserboden holds about 85 million cubic metres of water, mostly glacial meltwater; water from the Pasterze glacier on the Grossglockner is also channelled in through a tunnel. The Tauern power stations officially went into operation on 23 September 1955.

You cannot drive to the reservoirs yourself. Park at the Kesselfall at the end of the Kaprun valley and continue by bus and the Lärchwand inclined lift, which the region describes as Europe’s largest open inclined lift. At the top there are dam tours every 45 minutes, a walk of about 45 minutes to the Fürthermoaralm and via ferrata routes on the dam wall. Operation runs roughly from May or June to mid-October; check the current timetable and weather forecast beforehand.