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Wippra Dam
Wippra Dam
	The dam in March 2008
	Location of Wippra Dam in Germany
Country	Germany
Location	Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt
Coordinates	51°34′0″N 11°12′22″E / 51.56667°N 11.20611°E
Construction began	February 1951
Opening date	November 1952
Operator(s)	Talsperrenbetrieb Saxony-Anhalt
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity dam
Impounds	Wipper
Height	24.9 m (82 ft)
Length	126 m (413 ft)
Dam volume	19,000 m3 (670,000 cu ft)
Spillway capacity	2,000,000 m3 (71,000,000 cu ft)
Power Station
Type	Conventional
Installed capacity	22 KW

The Wippra Dam or Wipper Dam (German: Talsperre-Wippra or Wippertalsperre, partly also Vorsperre Wippra or Vorsperre Wipper) is a dam on the river Wipper in the Harz mountains. It lies near Wippra, not far from Mansfeld and Hettstedt in Saxony-Anhalt. It was built between February 1951 and November 1952.

It was built in order to ensure the supply of industrial water to the copper-processing plants in Mansfeld and Hettstedt. Its role in flood protection is rather limited because it was originally only built as an auxiliary dam. Plans for a bigger main dam further down the valley never came to fruition. The Wipper Dam also generates electricity using hydropower. The rated capacity of the power station is 22 kW.

Its operator is Talsperrenbetrieb Saxony-Anhalt.

The barrier itself is a gravity dam made of concrete. Guided tours of the inside of the dam are available.

On the dam is checkpoint no. 219 in the Harzer Wandernadel hiking system.