Ahaus reservoir
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 8 ′ 7 ″ N , 7 ° 57 ′ 1 ″ E | ||||||||
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| Construction time: | - 1938 | ||||||||
| Height above foundation level : | 8.5 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 26,000 m³ | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 165 m | ||||||||
| Power plant output: | 2.2 MW | ||||||||
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| Water surface | 33 ha | ||||||||
| Storage space | 0.84 million m³ | ||||||||
| Catchment area | 71.85 km² | ||||||||
The Ahauser Stausee (Ahausen reservoir) is a reservoir in the areas of the city of Attendorn and the municipality of Finnentrop , Olpe district , North Rhine-Westphalia . It was created in 1937/1938 and today belongs to the Ruhrverband . The dam is a 165 m wide earth dam, the maximum water depth is 13 m.
power plant
The reservoir is primarily used to generate electricity and to equalize the water output by the Biggetalsperre power station . The hydropower plant with two Kaplan turbines in the natural stone- clad power house has an output of 2.2 megawatts , is used to cover peak loads and produces around 3 million kilowatt hours annually. The power plant is operated by Lister- und Lennekraftwerke GmbH .
vertical rock face of the Attendorn-Elsper Doppelmulde
Engine house and dam
Aerial photograph (2014)
recreation
Today the Ahauser reservoir, which stretches from Ahausen Castle to the Schafsbrücke below Schnellenberg Castle , is the quietest of the three Attendorn dams. The other two are the Listertalsperre and the Biggealsperre. Fishing is possible at the reservoir. Every year there is a race of pirates , a popular boat class instead.
The small Attendorn-Finnentrop airfield is located north of the reservoir .
Ahauser Klippen nature reserve and reservoir
Sections of the Ahauser artificial lake belong since 2003 to 23.92 ha large rocks and reservoir nature reserve Ahauser . Most of the area is in the territory of the municipality of Finnentrop. The area is divided into two parts by the state road 539 .
See also
Web links
- Ruhrverband
- Dams directory NRW ( Ahausen dam ) (PDF; 122 kB)