Möhnetalsperre
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Gravity dam
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| Function / usage: |
Hydroelectricity plant
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| Built: | 1908 - 1913 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Brüningsen, Möhnesee, Soest (Kreis), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe |
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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. |
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| 1950 | Reconstruction of the power house begins. |
| 1972 - 1974 | Complete renovation of the dam. |
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- Die Industriegeschichte des Wassers, Düsseldorf (Germany), 1985
- 80 Jahre Möhnetalsperre, in "Bautechnik", October 1993, n. 10 v. 70
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0003613 |
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| Created: | 17/06/2002 |
| Last Updated: | 25/04/2013 |