The Obersee near

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in the borough of Aachen is the main forebay of the Rur Reservoir on the

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in the

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mountains of Germany. Its barrier is the Paulushofdamm. The reservoir, like that of the Rur Dam, belongs to the Eifel-Rur Water Company (''Wasserverband Eifel-Rur''). The

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provides

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Location

The dam system, which comprises the ''Paulushofdamm'' and ''Obersee'', lies in the

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, a part of the

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, southwest of the

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, north of the Dreiborn Plateau and east of the Monschau Hedge Land near Simmerath (borough of Aachen). It is located immediately below the

Urft Dam The Urft Dam (german: Urfttalsperre) is a 58.50 metre high dam in the southwestern part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It was built in 1905. The dam impounds the River Urft in the district of Euskirchen to create the Urft Res ...

, which impounds the waters of the

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that flow from the east to create the Urft Reservoir, and immediately above the Rur Dam which impounds the waters of the Rur to form the Rur Reservoir. While the dam belongs to the

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, the large eastern arm of the Obersee in the north lies within the

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Photos

Staudamm_Eiserbach_1_db.jpg, The ''Paulushofdamm.''
Behind: the pumpwork and broad-crested weir Staudamm_Eiserbach_2_db.jpg, The weir and pumpwork on the ''Paulushofdamm'' Obersee und Hauptsee der Rurtalsperre, Arbeitsschema.jpg, Diagram of the function of the weir in the Paulushofdamm Truppenübungsplatzgrenze Vogelsang.JPG, The Obersee. its eastern arm was, like that of the Urft Reservoir, part of the former military training area at Vogelsang. Obersee (Rur)-Eifel.JPG, The passenger boat, ''Eifel'', on the Obersee Naturfreibad einruhr 2017.jpg, The swimming area, ''Naturerlebnisbad Einruhr'', on the Obersee

References

Hinweis zu Höhenangaben: ''" NHN-Höhe = NN-Höhe + 0,036 m"'';
siehe S. 2 → Fußzeile i
''Die Rurtalsperre''
Wasserverband Eifel-Rur (WVER), retrieved 7 May 2016, auf wver.de (PDF; 1,65 MB) unknown / unresearched source

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* Pegeldaten: {{DEFAULTSORT:Obersee #Rur Dams in North Rhine-Westphalia Reservoirs in the Eifel Aachen (district) Reservoirs in North Rhine-Westphalia Rock-filled dams 1950s architecture RObersee

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