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Obermaubach Dam

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Obermaubach Dam

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    December 11, 2022

    The dam wall was built in 1933 and 1934 and serves as a balancing reservoir for other inflows of the Rur. The dam is about 200m long. Approximately 1.65 million cubic meters of water is dammed here. A fish ladder is also available here.

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      April 16, 2025

      The 55-hectare Obermaubach reservoir is located north of Nideggen in the Rur Valley and is part of the districts of Nideggen, Hürtgenwald, and Kreuzau. The reservoir was created in 1933-34 and controls the discharge of water into the Rur River. The dam is 200 meters long and 6.7 meters high, and a hydroelectric power plant has been generating electricity since 1969.
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        February 1, 2023

        From the dam you have a very nice view. When I was there, hundreds of wild geese flew over the lake. That was an impressive spectacle.

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          Location: Kreuzau, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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