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Twistesee

Twistetalsperre Bad Arolsen.jpg
The Twistesee with its dam and restaurant (above the overflow funnel of the flood relief tower) and the village of Wetterburg
Location Waldeck-Frankenberg
Coordinates 51°23′02″N 09°03′45″E / 51.38389°N 9.06250°E / 51.38389; 9.06250Coordinates: 51°23′02″N 09°03′45″E / 51.38389°N 9.06250°E / 51.38389; 9.06250
Construction began 1971
Opening date 1981
Dam and spillways
Impounds Twiste
Height (foundation) 23.5 m (77.1 ft)
Height (thalweg) 21.5 m (70.5 ft)
Length 275 m (902 ft)
Elevation at crest 216.5 m (710.3 ft)
Width (crest) 6 m (20 ft)
Width (base) 135 m (443 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 430,000 m3 (15,000,000 cu ft)
Active capacity 9,100,000 m3 (320,000,000 cu ft)
Catchment area 125.1 km²
Surface area 76 ha (0.76 km²)
Maximum length 2.75 km
Maximum width ca. 300 m

The Twistesee is a reservoir on the Twiste in the county of Waldeck-Frankenberg in North Hesse, Germany.

The Twistesee is located at the northern end of the Langer Wald around 30 km as the crow flies west-northwest of Kassel between Bad Arolsen in the west, Volkmarsen to the northeast and Wolfhagen to the southeast. The reason for its construction was the so-called Henry Flood (Heinrichsflut) on 16/17 July 1965 that caused serious damage and destruction in the catchment areas of the Twiste and Diemel rivers. Near one riverside village, Wetterburg, the Twiste was impounded by a dam to form a very large flood retention basin in order to control the water level.

Among the sights in the vicinity of the Twistesee are:


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