General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Gravity dam |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Hydroelectric dam / plant Flood-control dam Fresh water dam |
| Material: |
Masonry dam |
Location
| Location: |
Brüningsen, Möhnesee, Soest (Kreis), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
|---|---|
| Impounds: |
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| Coordinates: | 51° 29' 23" N 8° 3' 34" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | max. 40.3 m | |
| crest length | 650.0 m | |
| crest thickness | 6.25 m | |
| reservoir capacity | 134 500 000 m³ | |
| capacity for electric power generation | 3 500 kW | |
| thickness | max. 34.2 m |
Materials
| dam structure |
masonry
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|---|
Chronology
|
16 May 1943
— 17 May 1943 |
During the night, allied bombers hit the dam, destroying it over a length of 77 m and a height of 23 m. A flood wave of 6-7 meters in height ensues as 110 million cubic meters of water spill out destroying the down river Möhne valley and killing 1 200 people. The dam was repaired the same year, though the power house was completely destroyed. |
|---|---|
| 1950 | Reconstruction of the power house begins. |
| 1972 — 1974 | Complete renovation of the dam. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (1993): 80 Jahre Möhnetalsperre. In: Bautechnik, v. 70, n. 10 (October 1993), pp. 628-629.
- (1985): Die Industriegeschichte des Wassers. Düsseldorf (Germany).
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20003613 - Published on:
17/06/2002 - Last updated on:
12/07/2017
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