The Möhne Reservoir (German: Möhnesee, pronounced [ˈmøːnəˌzeː]), or Moehne Reservoir, is an artificial lake in North Rhine-Westphalia, some 45 km east of Dortmund, Germany. The lake is …

The Möhne dam controls 25 % of the reservoir space in the Ruhre catchment area and is used for water supply, CO2-free power generation and flood protection.

The dam was Europe’s largest until 1914, when the Eder Dam surpassed it. The Möhne Dam was heavily damaged during Operation Chastise on May 16-17, 1943, led by Wing Commander Guy …

The quarrystone dam wall is the main attraction of Lake Möhnesee and is already over 100 years old. In the year of its inauguration, it was the largest dam in Europe. During the Second World War, the wall …

In 1913, at the time of its commissioning, the Möhne Valley Dam is the largest dam in Europe. 700 people and five villages have to make way for its construction, and a total of 200 buildings are about …

The Mohne Dam is an artificial lake in North Rhine-Westphalia, some 45 km east of Dortmund, Germany that was the site of a historic raid in 1943.

Möhnesee Dam | World War II DatabaseContributor: Alan Chanter With a length of sixty-nine kilometres the Möhne River rose near Brilon and joined the Ruhr River near Neheim in westerm Germany. At …

Feb 5, 2025 · The Mohne Dam, located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is one of the most significant and historic dams in Europe. The dam has played a crucial role in the region's water …

Operation Chastise, commonly known as the Dambusters Raid, [1][2] was an attack on German dams carried out on the night of 16/17 May 1943 by 617 Squadron RAF Bomber Command, later called the …

The Moehne Dam before the war (from an easterly direction). The Möhne dam in Germany's Ruhr valley secured the water supply for much of the surrounding area. Water from its reservoir was also used to …