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Erft Flood Canal

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Kerpen

Erft Flood Canal

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Erft Flood Canal

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Location: Kerpen, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Erft Flood Canal – Bridge Over the Erft loop from Balkhausen

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2. Bridge over the Erft River – Türnich Castle loop from Türnich

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3. Bridge over the Erft River – Broichwald Nature Reserve loop from Balkhausen

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Claudia 🚶🏼‍♀️🚴‍♀️

October 8, 2017

The Erftluftkanal in its present form was built in the mid-19th century.

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February 18, 2018

The Erftflutkanal was built around 1860 in the course of the so-called "Melioration der Erft". This "meloriation" is a soil improvement - here by lowering the groundwater level, which had been raised artificially by the many mills. This increase, however, led to the drowning of the Erftauen.
The Erft flood channel provided for a regulation of the groundwater level.

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RobertO

December 2, 2020

The Erftflutkanal in its present form was created by the Erftflioration in the middle of the 19th century.

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Elevation 130 m

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Location: Kerpen, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Erft Flood Canal

1. Erft Flood Canal – Bridge Over the Erft loop from Balkhausen

2. Bridge over the Erft River – Türnich Castle loop from Türnich

3. Bridge over the Erft River – Broichwald Nature Reserve loop from Balkhausen

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