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 2

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

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Dambusters Raid sites hasPart Henne Dam
Henne Reservoir hasPart Henne Dam