Möhne Dam
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Möhne Dam is a major German gravity dam in North Rhine-Westphalia, historically known for being breached by the RAF’s “Dambusters” raid during World War II.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Möhne Reservoir | 2 |
| Möhne hydropower plant | 1 |
| Möhnetalsperre | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Möhne Dam
ⓘ
surface form:
Möhnetalsperre
|
| architecturalStyle | masonry gravity dam ⓘ |
| attackDate | 17 May 1943 ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| attackedWith | bouncing bombs ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| casualtiesAssociatedWithEvent | over 1,000 people killed in 1943 flood ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1908 ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| damage | breach of central section in 1943 raid ⓘ |
| designedBy | Otto Intze ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant |
Möhne Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Möhne hydropower plant
|
| hasSpillway | overflow spillway ⓘ |
| height | approximately 40 m ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| impounds |
Möhne Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Möhne Reservoir
|
| length | approximately 650 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Arnsberg Forest Nature Park ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Arnsberg
ⓘ
Soest ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Möhne River ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
rubble masonry ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Körbecke
ⓘ
Möhnesee ⓘ |
| notableEvent | breached in Operation Chastise ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1913 ⓘ |
| operator | Ruhrverband ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dambusters Raid sites
ⓘ
Ruhr river water management system ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ low-flow regulation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| reconstructionCompletionDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| reconstructionStartDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| region | Sauerland ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | approximately 135 million cubic metres ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | approximately 10.4 square kilometres ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ sailing ⓘ water sports ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Möhnetalsperre
this entity surface form:
Möhne hydropower plant
this entity surface form:
Möhne Reservoir
this entity surface form:
Möhne Reservoir