Edersee Dam

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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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Edersee Dam
Sperrmauer, Edertal

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Sperrmauer

Sperrmauer
34549 Edertal, Edersee
Hesse, Germany
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Uhrenkopf

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Waldeck Pumped Storage Station

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Edersee

The Edersee, also known as the Ederstausee, is an 11.8 km2 (4.6 sq mi) reservoir in Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hesse, Germany with 199.3 million m3 (7.04 billion cu ft) of storage space. It has the 2nd largest area (behind the Forggensee), and the 3rd largest volume (behind the Bleilochstausee and Rurstausee), of all reservoirs in Germany. It is located on the Fulda Tributary of Eder behind the 48 m-high (157 ft) Edersee Dam near the town of Waldeck in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district of North Hesse. The Eder Dam (dam and reservoir) is owned by the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration, with the Hann. Münden Waterways and Shipping Office being responsible. The primary purpose of the dam is to provide water for the federal waterways Oberweser and Mittellandkanal. It also serves to protect downstream residents from small and medium floods, to generate electrical energy and for recreation. Situated in the Naturpark Kellerwald-Edersee and the Nationalpark Kellerwald-Edersee and overlooked by Waldeck Castle, Lake Edersee and its surroundings form a large recreational area.

Rabenstein (Kellerwald)

Rabenstein is a mountain of Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hesse, Germany.

Peterskopf (Kellerwald)

Peterskopf is a mountain of Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hesse, Germany.

Edertal

Edertal is a municipality in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany.

Klingebach

Klingebach is a river of Hesse, Germany. It flows into the Reiherbach near Waldeck.

Netze (Eder)

Netze is a river of Hesse, Germany. It flows into the Eder in Mehlen.

Reiherbach (Edersee)

Reiherbach is a river of Hesse, Germany. It is a tributary of the Edersee near Waldeck.