The Silberteich is a man-made reservoir, of a type called a Kunstteich, and lies on the upper reaches of the Brunnenbach stream between Braunlage and Sankt Andreasberg in the Harz Mountains of Germany.

[1] It was designed was based on that of the 'new type' (neuer Bauart) of Upper Harz Pond with a watertight seal of grass sods.

When walking along the footpath that grazes the eastern shore, the experienced eye will notice that this path is an old 'leat' (Hanggraben) that follows the contours of the hill.

Meanwhile, the direct path from the forest pub of Rinderstall on the Oder up to the Silberteich has been largely destroyed by the National Park authorities, so that the journey today requires a detour of more than double the length.

[2] The reason for this accident, which took places just five years after the reservoir was completed, was that the spillway was too small and had become choked with ice floes.