Jubach Talsperre, reservoir in Germany
The Jubach Talsperre is an artificial lake built between 1904 and 1906 following a design by Aachen engineer Otto Intze. The dam consists of large, carefully stacked stones and stretches roughly 150 meters across the valley, with a crest about 5 meters wide.
The Jubach Talsperre was built from 1904 to 1906 following engineer Otto Intze's plans to supply drinking water to nearby towns. Since completion, the structure has served its purpose for over a century and received modern reinforcements in the late 20th century and again in 2009.
The name comes from the Jubach River, which flows through the valley and feeds the reservoir. Today it serves as a quiet place where visitors walk and observe nature, particularly attracting birdwatchers to the protected landscape.
The lake is accessible via a walking path of roughly 2.7 kilometers that circles the reservoir and is easy to navigate. Visitors should bring comfortable shoes and can walk from the Herlinghausen-Volme parking area, from which a short path leads to the dam.
The stone structure was designed by Otto Intze, a pioneer in modern dam engineering, who brought his knowledge from earlier projects into this design. The method of stabilizing the wall with a reinforced concrete layer in the 1990s showed how engineers preserved older structures using contemporary techniques.
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