Audebodamm

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Audebodamm, view from the southeast

The Audebodamm ( Danish Audebodæmningen ) is a dam in the Danish municipality of Odsherred .

It is located on the east side of the Odsherred peninsula belonging to the island of Zealand . He runs through the the Isefjord belonging Lammefjord . The shallow but deep inland Lammefjord was drained by the dam in its western part.

The dam has a length of 2.2 kilometers and extends from Audebo in a north-westerly direction to Gundestrup . In the middle of the dam there is a relief that shows different phases of the drainage of the Lammefjord. The crest of the dam rises about 3.50 meters above sea level. The drained land areas to the west are up to 7.0 meters below sea level. On the land side, Highway 21 runs along the foot of the dam .

Construction of the dam began in 1873 and took about two years. After fear of flooding of the dam during a storm in 1921, reinforcement took place.

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  • Oplevelser på cykel , Odsherred Municipality, Nykøbing Sj.

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Coordinates: 55 ° 46 ′ 31.3 "  N , 11 ° 37 ′ 15.1"  E