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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Genkeltalsperre Dam

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Bergisches Land

Oberbergischer Kreis

Gummersbach

Genkeltalsperre Dam

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Genkeltalsperre Dam

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

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Dirk Schwarzer

March 26, 2020

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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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Peter D

June 23, 2020

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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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Genkel Reservoir Gauge Station – Genkel Reservoir loop from Bruch

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Elevation 410 m

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Saturday 25 July

23°C

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72 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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

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