Bever Dam

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dam

Bever Dam is one of the German dams targeted by the RAF's famous World War II "Dambusters" bombing raid in 1943.

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Bever Dam canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
alsoKnownAs Bevertalsperre
attackMethod aerial bombing
attackResult not breached in raid
basinCountry Germany
completionDate 1938
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II

World War II
constructionStartDate 1935
country Germany
dateOfEvent 16–17 May 1943
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 280 metres
hasPart reservoir
spillway
hasUse hydrological regulation of the Ruhr system
languageOfName German
locatedIn Bergisches Land
North Rhine-Westphalia
Oberbergischer Kreis
Ruhr river basin
linked to: Ruhr

western Germany
locatedNear Cologne region
Hückeswagen
Radevormwald
Wuppertal region
locatedOn Bever River
material earth-fill
notableFor being one of the dams targeted in the 1943 Dambusters raid
operator Ruhrverband
partOf Bever Reservoir
Ruhr dams system
region state of North Rhine-Westphalia
reservoirName Bever-Talsperre
targetedBy No. 617 Squadron RAF
usedFor flood control
recreation
water supply
wasTargetOf Operation Chastise
RAF Dambusters raid
linked to: Operation Chastise

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Dambusters Raid sites hasPart Bever Dam