Rur Dam
E676771
Rur Dam is a major embankment dam on the Rur (Roer) River in western Germany, forming the Rur Reservoir and serving purposes such as water supply, flood control, and recreation.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
embankment dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rurtalsperre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rurtalsperre Schwammenauel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1938 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1934 ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crestElevation | 285 m above sea level ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Rur Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricPlant | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | 77 m ⓘ |
| hydropowerType | conventional hydroelectric ⓘ |
| length | 480 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Eifel National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Eifel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Schwammenauel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Simmerath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Roer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Aachen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | Wasserverband Eifel-Rur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1938 ⓘ |
| partOf | Rur River water management system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydropower generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| region | western Germany ⓘ |
| reservoirCatchmentArea | 1,088 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Rur Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 7.83 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 203 million m³ ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Meuse basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayType | overflow spillway ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
ⓘ
drinking water supply ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ low-flow augmentation ⓘ navigation support downstream ⓘ sailing ⓘ tourism ⓘ water sports ⓘ |
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