Edersee
Sign in to saveThe Edersee (), also known as the Ederstausee, is an reservoir in Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hesse, Germany holding back an estimated . It has the second-largest area (behind the Forggensee), and the third-largest volume (behind the Bleilochstausee and Rurstausee), of all reservoirs in Germany. It is on the chief western tributary of the Fulda, the Eder, behind the Edersee Dam near the town of Waldeck in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district of North Hesse.
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- Body of water.name
- Edersee
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- Edersee-Schoene-Aussicht auf Bringhausen.jpg
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- An aerial view of the Edersee
- Body of water.location
- West Hesse Depression, Hesse
- Body of water.pushpin_map
- Hesse
- Body of water.basin_countries
- Germany
- Body of water.cities
- Waldeck
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The Edersee (), also known as the Ederstausee, is an reservoir in Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hesse, Germany holding back an estimated . It has the second-largest area (behind the Forggensee), and the third-largest volume (behind the Bleilochstausee and Rurstausee), of all reservoirs in Germany. It is on the chief western tributary of the Fulda, the Eder, behind the Edersee Dam near the town of Waldeck in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district of North Hesse.
The dam and reservoir are owned by the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration, whose Hann. Münden Waterways and Shipping office is locally responsible. The primary purpose is provision of water for the federal waterways, the Oberweser and Mittellandkanal. The dam also protects downstream residents from small and medium floods, generates electrical energy and the lake is used for sports and leisure.