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.
The EderseeDam is a hydroelectric dam spanning the Eder river in northern Hesse, Germany. Constructed between 1908 and 1914, it lies near the small town...
behind the 48 m-high (157 ft) EderseeDam near the town of Waldeck in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district of North Hesse. The dam and reservoir are owned by...
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also...
The Möhne and Ederseedams were breached, causing catastrophic flooding of the Ruhr valley and of villages in the Eder valley; the Sorpe Dam sustained only...
A dam failure or dam burst is a catastrophic type of structural failure characterized by the sudden, rapid, and uncontrolled release of impounded water...
Chastise Malpasset Dam St. Francis Dam Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station "Historical Review: Bombings of Dams" (PDF). Bulletin. Canadian Dam Association...
action while taking part in Operation Chastise, popularly known as the 'Dam Busters' raid. Henry Eric Maudslay was born on 21 July 1921 at 1 Vicarage...
attack on the dams in Germany took place two nights later on 16 May 1943. The EderseeDam was attacked and breached after the Möhne dam had been successfully...
operating in May 1943 due to flood damage caused by the bombing of the EderseeDam, of the Dam Busters fame. The school reopened under the name Schule für Handwerk...
suffered flood damage, this time due to RAF bombing and destruction of the Ederseedam. The church was built in 1681 as a replacement for a small church dating...
1943. This squadron was created specifically to attack the Möhne and EderseeDams using a specially developed "bouncing bomb" which was invented and developed...
were finished on the Möhne river dam, which had been heavily damaged in a British bombing raid on May 16; the EderseeDam, which had been bombed in the same...
Dam Diemelsee (reservoir) Driedorf Reservoir Edersee Ecker Dam Grane Dam Innerste Dam Oder Dam Oderteich Oker Dam Söse Dam Wendebach Dam Aabach Dam Agger...
to the south shore of the Edersee and south and southwest of its dam. It lies at the eastern edge of the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park, a small part...
the EderseeDam in the night of 16–17 May 1943, as part of Operation Chastise. The resultant flood wave hit Altenbrunslar half an hour later (the dam is...
managed by its Hann. Münden office. The Diemel Reservoir, along with the Edersee is part of the water regulation structure in the catchment area of the...
the USSR during World War II. British forces destroyed the Moehne and EderseeDams in Western Germany to cut off the supply of water, power, river navigation...
original nineteen pilots that had flown the mission against the Möhne and EderseeDams in Operation Chastise, only five remained alive. In September Cochrane...
developed "bouncing bomb" invented and developed by Barnes Wallis. Möhne and EderseeDams were breached, causing catastrophic flooding of the Ruhr valley and of...
reservoir, the Edersee, on the Eder, the main tributary of the Fulda, is used to allow enough water depth for shipping year-round. The dam, built in 1914...
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Overflowing Edersee Dam in spring 2021
The Edersee today (low water level)
