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The Biggesee or Bigge Reservoir () is a reservoir in Germany. It lies in the southern part of the Sauerland between Olpe and Attendorn.

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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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