The Genkeltalsperre is a pure drinking water dam and is located in the urban areas of Gummersbach and Meinerzhagen. It is mainly fed by the rivers Genkel and Grotmicke. The average annual precipitation in the catchment area is 1320 mm, which ensures an annual inflow of approx. 10 million m³. Most households in the area can be supplied with drinking water from the Genkeltalsperre. It was built in 1950-53.

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There is often no wind on the Genkel. Then the water is like a mirror.

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The dam of the Genkeltalsperre consists of a bed of stone without mortar. On the water side, it is covered with a double asphalt concrete cover. On the air side, the embankment with lawn and shrub groups was designed to match the landscape. The height of the dam is 41 m above the valley floor, its crown length is 200 m and the crown width is 7.8 m. The traffic jam is 8.2 million cubic meters. Wikipedia

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2. Genkeltalsperre – Genkel Reservoir loop from Meinerzhagen

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3. Genkel Reservoir Gauge Station – Genkeltalsperre loop from Meinerzhagen

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

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