Urft Dam | |
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![]() Aerial photograph of the Urft Dam and Reservoir; in the foreground is the Obersee lake | |
Location | Kreis Euskirchen |
Coordinates | 50°36′08″N 6°25′08″E / 50.60222°N 6.41889°E |
Construction began | 1900 - 1905 |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity dam |
Impounds | Urft |
Height (foundation) | 58.5 |
Height (thalweg) | 55 |
Length | 226 |
Elevation at crest | 324 |
Width (crest) | 6 |
Width (base) | 50.5 |
Dam volume | 135000 |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 47.75 million m3 |
Active capacity | 45.51 million m3 |
Catchment area | 326.5 km2 |
Surface area | 2.16 km2 |
Maximum length | 12 km |
Normal elevation | 322.5 m |
Power Station | |
Operator(s) | Wasserverband Eifel-Rur |
Installed capacity | 16 MW |
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 Reservoir (Urftstausee), 2.16 km2 in area. The reservoir is also called the Urftsee (Lake Urft).
The Urft Dam, which was constructed during the period 1900 to 1905, and the Urft Reservoir, which was then the biggest reservoir in Europe, having belonged since 1993 to the Eifel-Rur Water Board (Wasserverband Eifel-Rur).