Eder Dam
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Eder Dam is a major German gravity dam in the Eder River valley, historically known for being one of the dams breached by the RAF’s “Dambusters” raid during World War II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eder Dam canonical | 15 |
| Edersee Dam | 1 |
| Edertalsperre | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch-gravity dam
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| attackDate | 1943-05-17 ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1908 ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Edersee ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Eder Dam
ⓘ
surface form:
Edersee Dam
|
| hasNameInGerman |
Eder Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Edertalsperre
|
| hasPart |
fish ladder
ⓘ
powerhouse ⓘ spillway ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | crest walkway ⓘ |
| height | about 48 m ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic structure ⓘ |
| inception | 1914 ⓘ |
| length | about 400 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Eder River valley ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Hesse
ⓘ
Waldeck-Frankenberg district ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Kellerwald-Edersee National Park vicinity ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Hemfurth
ⓘ
Waldeck ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Eder River ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
ⓘ
rubble masonry ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Kassel
ⓘ
Korbach ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the dams breached in the Dambusters raid ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| operator | Edersee Wasserverband (water association) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Edersee
ⓘ
targets of Operation Chastise ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ water regulation for the Weser River ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 199,000,000 m³ ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
breached in Operation Chastise
ⓘ
rebuilt after World War II ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor | navigation flow support on Weser River ⓘ |
| watercourse | Eder River ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Edertalsperre
this entity surface form:
Edersee Dam
subject surface form:
Edersee Wasserverband
subject surface form:
Edersee Wasserverband