Wehebachtalsperre Dam
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This Highlight goes through a protected area
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This highlight can be reached from Gressenich bus stop Quellstraße by circular hike
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•April 16, 2020
The dam is a rubble dam made of slate and greywacke with a bituminous outer seal and an additional bituminous braking zone (bitumen sand) in the core. This was built in to protect against earthquakes. A withdrawal tower with an adjoining tunnel is used to withdraw drinking water. The flood relief is on the right slope. It has a fan-like, 24-meter-wide overflow with a 6-meter-wide chute that goes over the valley flank and ends in the stilling basin. The dam has an inspection corridor in the hearth wall on the water side and two berms on the air side.
The drinking water treatment plant is located below the dam.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wehebachtalsperretranslated by•December 2, 2020
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