One of the many reservoirs in the Bergisches Land region, a popular place to cool off in summer.
The Bevertalsperre is the oldest service water dam and was built between 1896 and 1898. Strictly speaking, the old Bevertalsperre was built in these years. This had a reservoir capacity of 3.30 million cubic meters and supplied industrial water for the Wuppertal industry.
Today, the Bevertal Dam mainly serves the purpose of raising the low water level of the Wupper and flood protection. It was built between 1935 and 1938 and put into operation in 1938. It is connected to the Neye and Schevelingen dams by tunnels. Together they form the so-called "Beverblock". The facility has a reservoir area of 200 ha, a reservoir height of 31.5 m and a reservoir capacity of 23.7 million m³.
Information for groups
Free guided tours of the dam are available by prior arrangement. They usually take place from Monday to Thursday between 9 am and 1 pm. Guided tours are also often offered on open days.
Group size: min. 10, max. 25 - 30 people
Duration: approx. 1 hour
Further information can be found here.
In the summer months, a minibus runs from Hückeswagen and Wipperfürth to the dam. You can find more information about the timetable here.
