Henne Dam

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Henne Dam is a German reservoir dam that was one of the targets attacked during the World War II Dambusters Raid.

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Henne Dam canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
gravity dam
attackDate May 1943
attackedBy Royal Air Force NERFINISHED
attackedDuring World War II NERFINISHED
attackResult limited damage
no breach of the dam
basinCountry Germany
constructionStartDate 1901
country Germany NERFINISHED
creates Hennesee NERFINISHED
crosses Henne River NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Hennetalsperre NERFINISHED
Talsperre Henne NERFINISHED
hasFunction regulation of Ruhr tributary flows
hasNearbyCity Meschede NERFINISHED
hasSpillway overflow spillway
hasTourism boating
hiking around reservoir
swimming
hasWatercourse Henne NERFINISHED
height approximately 60 metres
length approximately 300 metres
locatedIn Arnsberg region NERFINISHED
Federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED
Hochsauerlandkreis NERFINISHED
North Rhine-Westphalia
Sauerland NERFINISHED
locatedNear Meschede NERFINISHED
material rubble stone
nearbyLandmark Meschede-Hennesee tourist area NERFINISHED
openingDate 1905
operator Ruhrverband NERFINISHED
ownedBy Ruhrverband NERFINISHED
partOf Ruhr dams system NERFINISHED
Ruhr river basin water management system
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
water supply
reservoirName Hennesee NERFINISHED
reservoirUse drinking water supply
low-flow augmentation of the Ruhr
usedFor recreation
wasTargetOf Dambusters Raid NERFINISHED
Operation Chastise NERFINISHED

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Dambusters Raid sites hasPart Henne Dam