Edersee Dam
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The Edersee Dam is a large gravity dam in Germany’s Eder Valley, historically known for being one of the key German dams attacked by the RAF’s “Dambusters” using bouncing bombs during World War II.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch-gravity dam
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eder Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edertalsperre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedByUnit | No. 617 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackMethod | bouncing bombs ⓘ |
| baseWidth | 36 m ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1908 ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crestElevation | 244 m above sea level ⓘ |
| crestWidth | 6 m ⓘ |
| designedBy | Otto Intze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| downstreamRiver | Eder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Edersee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected monument in Hesse ⓘ |
| hasHydraulicHead | 42 m ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepthInReservoir | 41 m ⓘ |
| hasNavigationLock | no ⓘ |
| hasTurbines | Francis turbines ⓘ |
| height | 48 m ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Operation Chastise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inBasinCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Edersee hydroelectric system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 400 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eder Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hesse ⓘ Waldeck-Frankenberg district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Eder River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | masonry ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Kassel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waldeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1914 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | PreussenElektra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | PreussenElektra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Weser river basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ water regulation for Weser River shipping ⓘ |
| reconstructionCompleted | 1946 ⓘ |
| repairedAfter | World War II bombing damage ⓘ |
| reservoirCatchmentArea | 1,443 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 11.8 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 199,000,000 m³ ⓘ |
| spillwayType | overflow spillway ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| wasBombedOn | 1943-05-17 ⓘ |
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