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Borchêne Dam

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4.7

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  • Location: Limbourg, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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    March 9, 2021

    Hiking

    The construction of the Borchène dam is linked to the transport of water from Gileppe to Verviers. The option of building a dam can be explained by the urgency which …
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    April 20, 2021

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    The construction of the Borchène dam is closely linked to the transport of water from the Gileppe to Verviers. The option of building a dam is explained by the urgency …
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    February 9, 2025

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    In 1872 the Borchêne dam was inaugurated to supply Verviers industries with water, five years before the Gileppe dam was built. In 1897, after a typhoid fever epidemic in Verviers, the sluice gates were permanently closed, since then this lake has long been used for swimming and fishing.
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    Elevation 300 m

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    Location: Limbourg, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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