The dam is used for drinking water supply and flood protection and is located about 5 km east of Wiehl. At full capacity, its storage capacity is approx. 31.5 million m³ with a water surface of approx. 2.2 km².
The reservoir stretches mainly in an east-west direction, its width is between 80 and 500 m, the length is about 6.5 km. From the mid-1960s onwards, around 450 people from the villages of Auchel, Berg, Dresbach, Finkenrath, Hohl, Jägerhaus, Niederodenspiel, Nothausen, Sprenklingen, Strießhard and Ufersmühle had to leave their homes for the construction. The 9.6 km long Brüchermühle–Wildbergerhütte railway line also fell victim to the construction of the reservoir. The commissioning and commencement of the water supply from the Wiehl Dam took place in 1973.
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