Stausee Obermaubach

Great place to enjoy the free time.

When the construction of the Urft dam began in 1900, no one could have known that it was also a decision to build the Obermaubach reservoir. The reservoir and the Urft dam are closely interwoven.
The Rurthalsperrengesellschaft, which was founded to build the dam at Urft, had decided to finance the project, Heimbach a power plant - the "Art Nouveau power plant" - to build, which should be won electricity from hydropower. Through a tunnel through the Kermeter and a subsequent pressure line water from the Urftsee was steered with a steep slope on the turbines. Electricity as a young form of energy was a growth market during this time, and so the power plant was able to work in continuous operation.

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Flat hike, easily accessible, with nice places at the Rur

This diverse reservoir is recommended in every season. He or his environment also has a lot to offer for the kids.

For every leisure activity (hike, bike tour or mountain bike tour) to be recommended.

There it is very scenic and there are very good cake or food. But nice is the fish ladder at the dam. Just have a look and enjoy. Hikes in the surrounding area are also very nice. I like this area

Lower reservoir of the Rur. Beautifully nestled between the hills of the Eifel.

The Obermaubach reservoir was built in 1933/34 and, together with the Heimbach dam, serves to compensate for the irregular water discharges from the Heimbach and Schwammenauel peak-flow hydropower plants. In 1969, a hydroelectric power plant with a feed-in capacity of 0.65 MW was built on the dam, which is operated by RWE Innogy. The reservoir holds 1.65 million cubic meters of water. Source: wver.de

The reservoir has a lot to offer for fishing enthusiasts. Pikeperch, pike, char and brown trout are not long in coming. A day pass can be purchased for 10 euros in the Strepp restaurant directly on the lake.

Well-known reservoir, beautifully located, good cafe nearby

A nice place to relax

A not too big lake with water sports facilities.

Varied and also demanding (if you want), great view

The Seestern snack bar and hopefully after Corona, the beer garden