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It's especially beautiful there in autumn, with so many colours and textures!

The reservoir supplies drinking water to the cities of Braunschweig, Wolfenbüttel, and Wolfsburg. The water is piped to the Lewerberg reservoir near Liebenburg, where drinking water from the Grane Dam also arrives. From there, a pipeline leads to the Thieder Lindenberg and further to the cities of Braunschweig and Wolfsburg. The water of the Ecker River is relatively acidic, with a pH of 4.6, due to the humic acid-rich moor streams. It is also low in nutrients and therefore well suited for drinking water treatment.[3] The dam is not used for fishing, as most fish cannot tolerate the low pH.[5] Below the dam, the water is almost neutral. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eckertalsperre

The Ecker Dam (sometimes also called the Ecker Reservoir) is a dam near Bad Harzburg in the Harz Mountains, which was commissioned in 1943[1] and impounds the Ecker River and its tributaries. Operated by Harz Waterworks, the facility serves to supply drinking water, protect against flooding, increase low water levels, and generate energy.[2] Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eckertalsperre

The reservoir was a border during the GDR/FRG era and was divided. See https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eckertalsperre The dam was built in 1943 to meet the region's growing demand for drinking water. This demand increased in the 1930s due to the planned construction of the Volkswagen factory, along with the "City of the KdF-Wagen near Fallersleben" (since 1945: Wolfsburg), and the growing population of Braunschweig. The dam was built in the midst of World War II. Several hundred foreign workers and prisoners of war were also employed for the construction at the time.

What a view

Beautiful hiking area along the Ecker

Very easy to walk path (solid surface) in picturesque surroundings, wonderful view of the lake, surrounded by an attractive biotope. Tiny little frogs kept crossing our path.