Edersee Dam

Edersee Dam
Location of Edersee Dam in Germany
Country	Germany
Location	Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hesse
Coordinates	51°11′00″N 09°03′32″E / 51.18333°N 9.05889°E / 51.18333; 9.05889
Construction began	1908
Opening date	1914
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity dam
Impounds	Eder
Height	48 m (157 ft)
Length	400 m (1,312 ft)
Width (crest)	6 m (20 ft)
Width (base)	36 m (118 ft)
Dam volume	300,000 m3 (10,594,400 cu ft)
Spillway capacity	1,774 m3/s (62,648.2 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creates	Edersee
Total capacity	199,300,000 m3 (7.038213078×109 cu ft)
Catchment area	1,443 km2 (557 sq mi)
Surface area	11.8 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Maximum water depth	41.7 m (137 ft)
Power Station
Operator(s)	16.9 m
Type	Conventional
Hydraulic head	45 m (148 ft)
Installed capacity	21MW

The Edersee Dam is a hydroelectric dam spanning the Eder river in northern Hesse, Germany. Constructed between 1908 and 1914, it lies near the small town of Waldeck at the northern edge of the Kellerwald. Breached by Allied bombs during World War II, it was rebuilt during the war, and today generates hydroelectric power and regulates water levels for shipping on the Weser river.

At low water in late summers of dry years the remnants of three villages (Asel, Bringhausen, and Berich) and a bridge across the original river bed submerged when the lake was filled in 1914 can be seen. Descendants of those buried there go to visit the graves of their ancestors.

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  Overflowing Edersee Dam in spring 2021
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  The Edersee today (low water level)