Ennepe Dam
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Ennepe Dam is a German reservoir dam in North Rhine-Westphalia that was one of the targets of the World War II Dambusters Raid.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ennepe Reservoir | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
infrastructure in Germany ⓘ reservoir dam ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | masonry gravity dam ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedOnDate | 16–17 May 1943 ⓘ |
| attackOutcome | not breached in Dambusters Raid ⓘ |
| basinArea | approximately 60 square kilometres ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1902 ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCatchment | Ennepe catchment area ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected monument in North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
flood control
ⓘ
low-flow regulation ⓘ recreation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | overflow spillway ⓘ |
| height | approximately 50 metres ⓘ |
| impounds | Ennepe River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1904 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 400 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bremen (Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hagen NERFINISHED ⓘ Schwelm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ennepe River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
ⓘ
rubble stone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Hagen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wuppertal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1904 ⓘ |
| operator | Ruhrverband NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Ruhrverband NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ruhr river basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
system of Ruhrverband reservoirs ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | approximately 12 million cubic metres ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
ⓘ
boating ⓘ drinking water supply for the Ruhr area ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| wasTargetOf |
Dambusters Raid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Chastise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ennepe Reservoir