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Meinerzhagen

Fürwiggetalsperre Dam

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

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1. Fürwigge Dam – Versetalsperre loop from Lüdenscheid

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2. Versetalsperre – Fürwiggetalsperre Dam loop from Meinerzhagen

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700m

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3. Oestertalsperre – Versetalsperre loop from Plettenberg

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890m

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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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Tom Spätlese

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

Fürwiggetalsperre Dam

1. Fürwigge Dam – Versetalsperre loop from Lüdenscheid

2. Versetalsperre – Fürwiggetalsperre Dam loop from Meinerzhagen

3. Oestertalsperre – Versetalsperre loop from Plettenberg

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