Bever Dam

E806157
dam

Bever Dam is one of the German dams targeted by the RAF's famous World War II "Dambusters" bombing raid in 1943.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
alsoKnownAs Bevertalsperre NERFINISHED
attackMethod aerial bombing
attackResult not breached in raid
basinCountry Germany
completionDate 1938
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War

World War II
constructionStartDate 1935
country Germany NERFINISHED
dateOfEvent 16–17 May 1943
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 280 metres
hasPart reservoir
spillway
hasUse hydrological regulation of the Ruhr system
languageOfName German
locatedIn Bergisches Land NERFINISHED
North Rhine-Westphalia
Oberbergischer Kreis NERFINISHED
Ruhr river basin NERFINISHED
western Germany NERFINISHED
locatedNear Cologne region NERFINISHED
Hückeswagen NERFINISHED
Radevormwald NERFINISHED
Wuppertal region NERFINISHED
locatedOn Bever River NERFINISHED
material earth-fill
notableFor being one of the dams targeted in the 1943 Dambusters raid
operator Ruhrverband NERFINISHED
partOf Bever Reservoir NERFINISHED
Ruhr dams system NERFINISHED
region state of North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED
reservoirName Bever-Talsperre NERFINISHED
targetedBy No. 617 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED
usedFor flood control
recreation
water supply
wasTargetOf Operation Chastise NERFINISHED
RAF Dambusters raid NERFINISHED

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Dambusters Raid sites hasPart Bever Dam