Sorpe Dam
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The Sorpe Dam is a German earth-fill dam in the Ruhr region that was a key target of the RAF’s World War II “Dambusters” raid, Operation Chastise.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sorpe Dam canonical | 16 |
| Sorpe Dam system | 1 |
| Sorpe Reservoir | 1 |
| Sorpesee Dam | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
earth-fill dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sorpedamm
ⓘ
Sorpe Dam ⓘ
surface form:
Sorpesee Dam
|
| attackDate | May 1943 ⓘ |
| attackedBy | No. 617 Squadron RAF ⓘ |
| attackMethod | low-level bombing ⓘ |
| attackResult | only minor damage ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
earth
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| crosses | Sorpe River ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
concrete upstream face
ⓘ
earth-core embankment ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
peak-load power support
ⓘ
regulation of Ruhr river flow ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Sorpesee ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| heritage | 20th-century German infrastructure ⓘ |
| impounds |
Sorpe Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sorpe Reservoir
|
| locatedIn |
North Rhine-Westphalia
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia
Hochsauerlandkreis ⓘ North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ Ruhr area ⓘ
surface form:
Ruhr region
Sauerland ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Langscheid
ⓘ
Sundern ⓘ |
| nearCity | Arnsberg ⓘ |
| operator | Ruhrverband ⓘ |
| owner | Ruhrverband ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ruhr dams targeted in Operation Chastise
ⓘ
Ruhr reservoir system ⓘ Ruhr ⓘ
surface form:
Ruhr river system
|
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| region | Westphalia ⓘ |
| strategicRole | part of Ruhr industrial water supply ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular for camping and hiking
ⓘ
popular for water sports ⓘ |
| usedFor |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ navigation support on the Ruhr ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| wasTargetOf |
Operation Chastise
ⓘ
Operation Chastise ⓘ
surface form:
RAF Dambusters raid
|
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sorpe Reservoir
this entity surface form:
Sorpesee Dam