Biggesee
Sign in to saveThe Biggesee or Bigge Reservoir () is a reservoir in Germany. It lies in the southern part of the Sauerland between Olpe and Attendorn.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- reservoir
- Country
- Germany
- Area
- 4.79
- Elevation
- 310.5
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- OlpeKreis-Biggesee1-Asio.JPG
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- Biggesee
- outflows
- Bigge
- drainage basin
- Rhine basin
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13 sectionsContents
- Purpose
- Construction of the Bigge Dam
- Tourism
- Transport
- Rail and bus
- Roads
- Cruises
- Cycle tracks
- Walking routes
- See also
- References
- Literature
- External links
The Biggesee or Bigge Reservoir () is a reservoir in Germany. It lies in the southern part of the Sauerland between Olpe and Attendorn.
== Purpose == The lake serves to regulate the rivers Ruhr and Lenne as well as providing water for the Ruhrgebiet. It is fed from the Bigge, a tributary of the Lenne.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Biggesee” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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