The dam is a rainwater retention basin. This serves to protect the downstream areas. A beautiful hydraulic engineering structure (except for the little house and the rubbish, which the builder cannot do anything about). And useful at that.
Update October 2022: Also wonderful here in autumn. The mowed meadow of the dam with the autumn trees and below you the rushing brook.
But opinions seem to differ on that.

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Kauai

January 19, 2020

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This ugly and high dam is where the beautifully meandering Otterbach flows into the forest.

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Bettina

September 30, 2020

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But what I found a lot worse (than that ugly dam wall) were the many wild garbage dumps that are along the way. Something should be done urgently!

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1. General Ihler's Grave – Brickworks Museum Jockgrim loop from Rheinzabern Alte Römerstraße

9.32km

02:22

20m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Brickworks Museum Jockgrim – Seating Area at the Jetty loop from Jockgrim Bahnhof

16.2km

04:07

40m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Otterbach Dam – Picnic Area at the Steg loop from Jockgrim

2.64km

00:40

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Elevation 160 m

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Wednesday 28 January

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28 %

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Location: Jockgrim, Germersheim, Südpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. General Ihler's Grave – Brickworks Museum Jockgrim loop from Rheinzabern Alte Römerstraße

2. Brickworks Museum Jockgrim – Seating Area at the Jetty loop from Jockgrim Bahnhof

3. Otterbach Dam – Picnic Area at the Steg loop from Jockgrim

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