ImpoundsRur; others see below Height (thalweg)69.5 m (228 ft) ImpoundRur
Height (foundation)77.2 m (253 ft) Length480 m (1,570 ft)
LocationStädteregion Aachen, Kreis Düren Construction began1934–1938,
1955–1959
and 1961 SimilarRur, Urft Dam, Obersee, Eifel, Ordensburg Vogelsang
The Rur Dam (German: Rurtalsperre Schwammenauel) is a 77.2 metre high dam located in the southwestern part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It was built in 1939 and impounds the River Rur to form the Rur Reservoir (Rurstausee or Rursee) which is 7.83 km² in area. It lies within the districts of Aachen and Düren.
The headwaters of the Rur Reservoir, with their length in kilometres (km), according to the Deutsche Grundkarte map (sorted alphabetically):
Allersbach (2.9 km); from Buhlert Ridge flowing from the west-northwest, empties into the central section of the reservoir
Büdenbach (1.1 km); from the Kermeter flowing from the south, discharges near the dam wall in the northeastern part of the reservoir
Eschbach (1 km); from the Kermeter flowing from the south, empties into the northeastern part of the reservoir
Hohenbach (2.1 km); from the Kermeter flowing from the south, empties into the northeastern part of the reservoir
Lederbach (1.1 km); from the Buhlert Ridge near the hamlet of Klaus flowing from the northwest, discharges into the central part of the reservoir
Morsbach (1.2 km); from Schmidt-Eschauel flowing from the north, discharges into the central part of the reservoir
Rur (164.5 km), the main headwater, flowing from the south and emptying into the southern end of the reservoir; forms the only natural tailwater
Welchenbach (3.5 km); from the Monschauer Heckenland/from the direction of Simmerath in the west, discharges into the southern part of the reservoir
Wolfsbach (2.2 km); from the Monschauer Heckenland/from Steckenborn (Simmerath) flowing from the west, discharges into the southern part of the reservoir
Schilsbach, from Hechelscheidt/ Klaus, empties near Woffelsbach/ Schilsbachtal
Weidenbach, empties near Rurberg/ Weidenbachtal
LiteratureEdit
Talsperren in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Peter Franke, Wolfgang Frey: DNK - DVWK 1987, ISBN 3-926520-00-0
