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Fürwigge Reservoir

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Fürwigge Reservoir

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Fürwigge Reservoir

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    Location: Meinerzhagen, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    1. Fürwigge Reservoir – Verse Reservoir loop from Lüdenscheid

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    2. Verse Reservoir – Fürwigge Reservoir loop from Lüdenscheid

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    3. Verse Reservoir – Fürwigge Reservoir loop from Lüdenscheid

    51.6km

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    January 31, 2020

    Fürwiggetalsperre
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    Fürwiggetalsperre
    Fürwiggetalsperre
    Fürwiggetalsperre
    Location: Märkischer Kreis
    Inflows: Fürwigge, Verse and others
    Drain: verses
    Larger cities nearby: Meinerzhagen
    Fürwiggetalsperre (North Rhine-Westphalia)
    Fürwiggetalsperre
    North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    Coordinates 51 ° 8 ′ 59 ″ N, 7 ° 41 ′ 16 ″ OKoordinates: 51 ° 8 ′ 59 ″ N, 7 ° 41 ′ 16 ″ O | OSM
    Building data
    Construction period: 1902-1904
    Height above the valley floor: 24.6 m
    Height above foundation sole: 29.1 m
    Height above water level: 29.1 m
    Height of the building crown: 439.55 m
    Building volume: 26,000 m³
    Crown length: 166 m
    Radius of curvature: 120 m
    Data on the reservoir
    Altitude (at traffic jam destination) 438.98 m
    Water surface 18 ha
    Storage space 1.67 million m³
    River basin 4.52 km²

    The Fürwiggetalsperre between Meinerzhagen and Lüdenscheid builds up six streams (Hülsebach, Drögenpütt, Fürwigge, Schürfelder Becke, Verse and Brinkbach). Until the construction of the new dam a few kilometers below, it had the name Versetalsperre.

    The weight dam built from 1902 to 1904 under the direction of Otto Intze according to the Intze principle is the end of the highest dam in the Sauerland. It has a capacity of around 1.7 million cubic meters and is primarily used to supply drinking water. The operator is the Ruhrverband.

    The restaurant above the dam has been closed since 2001.

    Due to construction work on the dam from 2005 to 2007, the water was completely drained. U. a. a control walk built into the dam (by blasting) [1] and the top of the wall renovated and provided with new railings.

    Monument to the first three “leaders” of the dam on the dam

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      July 14, 2019

      Naturbelasser reservoir, idyllically embedded in the hilly Sauerland.

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        March 26, 2020

        A beautiful dam with a paved road.

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          Location: Meinerzhagen, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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