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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.

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length (km)
480.0
building start year
1934-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1955-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1961-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
elevation (μ)
284.43
location
Aachen (district), Düren (district)
part
Rur_Dam__1
river
Rur Dam, Rur
latitude
50.6325
longitude
6.39861

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