Barrage de Vesdre

It is worth a visit to the Vesdre dam (Barrage d'Eupen), 5km/3miles east of the town, with a capacity of 25million cu.m and an area of 126ha./311 acres the largest reservoir in Belgium. The wall is 58m/190ft high and 410m/1,345ft long; the base of the wall is 55m/180ft wide. The reservoir serves the Herver Land and the surroundings of Liège. There is sailing on the lake.