Erftstadt-Niederberg flood retention basin

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Erftstadt-Niederberg flood retention basin
Rotbach flood retention basin near Erftstadt-Niederberg
Rotbach flood retention basin near Erftstadt-Niederberg
Location: Rhein-Erft district
Tributaries: Rotbach
Larger places nearby: Erftstadt
Flood retention basin Erftstadt-Niederberg (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Erftstadt-Niederberg flood retention basin
Coordinates 50 ° 44 '0 "  N , 6 ° 45' 38"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 44 '0 "  N , 6 ° 45' 38"  E
Data on the structure
Construction time: 2004 - 2006
Height above foundation level : 6.50 m
Building volume: 0.12 million m³
Crown length: 669 m
Slope slope on the air side : 1: 3 - 1: 5
Slope slope on the water side : 1: 3 - 1: 5
Data on the reservoir
Water surface 60 hadep1
Storage space 1 million m³
Catchment area 175 km²

The Erftstadt-Niederberg flood retention basin is a flood retention basin of the Erftverband on Rotbach , a tributary of the Erft in North Rhine-Westphalia . It protects Erftstadt and especially the Friesheim district adjoining Niederberg from flooding . The basin was completed in 2006 for 7.8 million euros and can hold one million cubic meters of water.

For this purpose, a 669 m long and up to 6.5 m high dam was built from earth material.

See also

Picture gallery

  • View of the overflow

  • Side facing away from the water in normal water

  • View of the overflow during the floods in January 2011

  • Migration of voles at the Erftstadt-Niederberg flood retention basin during the floods in January 2011

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