Shortly before the H. Bach flows into the Wupper, you come across the fragment of the former dam of the Lower Herbinghauser Dam, which was in operation from 1928 to 2006. Below the hiking trail you can still see the former pump house,

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The dam was removed in 2006 because it was not stable enough for a possible extreme flood.

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1. View of Herbringhauser Dam – Beyenburger Reservoir loop from Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

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2. Herbringhauser Reservoir – Beyenburger Reservoir loop from Schwelm

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3. Beyenburger Reservoir – Bridge over the Wupper loop from Schwelm West

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Elevation 220 m

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Sunday 15 March

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Location: Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Former Lower Herbringhauser Dam

1. View of Herbringhauser Dam – Beyenburger Reservoir loop from Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

2. Herbringhauser Reservoir – Beyenburger Reservoir loop from Schwelm

3. Beyenburger Reservoir – Bridge over the Wupper loop from Schwelm West

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