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Subsidence Pond in Kirchheller Heide

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Subsidence Pond in Kirchheller Heide

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Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

January 13, 2023

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"In the seclusion of the settlements of Bottrop, Dinslaken and Oberhausen, the effects of mining are noticeable. For a long time, coal was also mined below the Kirchheller Heide. This was mainly due to the nearby Prosper-Haniel colliery. An indication of this are the nearby ones Halden Haniel and Schöttelheide The Halde Haniel is the highest continuously accessible tailings dump in the Ruhr area and also offers a good view of the adjacent heath.

The coal, which was mined underground and has certainly been burned for heating or power generation, is one thing, the overburden on the heap is another. Along with coal and overburden, a large quantity of rock is missing deep underground. The cavities have now collapsed and the overburden has sagged. So-called subsidence occurs. If a stream runs through this depression, this inevitably leads to a damming up of water if the outlet is higher than the ground. In this way, so-called subsidence lakes formed in the course of the Schwarzbach and the Elsbach."

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