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Wendefurth Dam

The Wendefurth Dam near in the Harz, Germany, is one of the dams downstream of the , that provides flood protection as well as impounding the River Bode to provide the lower reservoir for the .
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: dam in Germany
  • Also known as: “Talsperre Wendefurth”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wendefurth Power Station and Schieferberg.

Power station
Photo: Mazbln, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station on the reservoir of the Wendefurth Dam near in the Harz mountains of central .

Nature reserve
Photo: Molgreen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a nature reserve.

Dam
Photo: MarianSz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the largest dam in the region as well as the highest dam in . Built between 1952 and 1959, it consists of a dam, waterworks, hydroelectric power station and reservoir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wendefurth and Neuwerk.

Hamlet
Photo: B.Thomas95, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet in central Germany that, since 1 July 2009, has been part of the borough of district of Harz. Previously it belonged to the municipality of which was incorporated into Thale.

Village
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is a village.

Photo: Mr. TI., CC BY 3.0.
is a town and health resort in the in , , at the north foot of the Harz Mountains, 12 miles southwest of .

Wendefurth Dam

Latitude
51.74182° or 51° 44′ 31″ north
Longitude
10.90434° or 10° 54′ 16″ east
Elevation
345 metres (1,132 feet)
Open location code
9F3GPWR3+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 5032166
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
2811313
Wiki­data ID
Q884720
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Satellite Map

Discover Wendefurth Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Italian—“Wendefurth Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Talsperre Wendefurth”
  • Czech: “přehrada Wendefurth”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد ويندفورث”
  • German: “Talsperre Wendefurth”
  • Italian: “diga di Wendefurth”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Almsfeld and Harzköhlerei Stemberghaus.

Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wendefurth Dam”. Photo: MarianSz, CC BY-SA 3.0.