Prescenyklause is the only splash dam in Austria made of stonework. It was built in the 1840s, replacing an older wooden dam. Splash dams have been documented along the Salza river - a tributary to the Enns - since the late middle ages, when floating of logs was applied to meet the demand of wood for the iron industry in the Eisenwurzen region. Log floating was discontinued in the 1950s, and the dam has been used for a hydropower plant since the 1980s.