Sorpe Dam

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dam earth-fill dam

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.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dam → earth-fill dam →
alsoKnownAs	Sorpedamm → 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 Reservoir →
locatedIn	Federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia → Hochsauerlandkreis → North Rhine-Westphalia → Ruhr region → Sauerland →
locatedNear	Langscheid → Sundern →
nearCity	Arnsberg →
operator	Ruhrverband →
owner	Ruhrverband →
partOf	Ruhr dams targeted in Operation Chastise → Ruhr reservoir system → 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 → RAF Dambusters raid →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sorpe Dam ("Sorpesee Dam") →	alsoKnownAs
Sorpe Dam ("Sorpe Reservoir") →	impounds
Upkeep bouncing bomb →	primaryTarget
Operation Chastise →	target
No. 617 Squadron RAF →	targeted