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This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2009) Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) The following is a partial list of dams in South Africa. In South African English (as well as Afrikaans), a dam refers to both the wall as well as the reservoir or lake that ...
Katrivier Dam Kat River 24,9 [2] Kommandodrift Dam Tarka River 55,9 [2] Koega Dam Koega River 126 [2] Kromrivier Dam Krom River 35,3 [2] Laing Dam Buffalo River 19 [2] Lake Arthur Dam Tarka River 11,3 [2] Loerie Dam Loeriespruit River 3,1 [2] Lubisi Dam Indwe River 113,6 [2] Mabeleni Dam Mhlahlane River 2,1 [2] Macubeni Dam Cacadu River 3,4 [2 ...
The construction of Vaal Dam started during the depression of the early thirties and the dam was completed in 1938 with a wall height of 54.2 metres (178 ft) above lowest foundation and a full supply capacity of 994,000,000 cubic metres (3.51 × 10 10 cu ft). The dam is a concrete gravity structure with an earthfill section on the right flank.
Clanwilliam Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Olifants River, near Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1935, and the wall was raised to its current height of 43 metres (141 ft) in 1964. [1] The main purpose of the dam is to provide irrigation water to the agricultural region downstream.
Middelburg Dam is a dam located on the Klein Olifants River, part of the Olifants River basin. [1] It is located near Middelburg, Mpumalanga , South Africa . [ 2 ] Construction was completed in 1978, at a cost of €54.2 million.
Bospoort Dam is a gravity/earth-fill type dam on the Hex River, a tributary of the Elands River, part of the Crocodile River (Limpopo) basin. [1] It is located near Rustenburg , North West , South Africa .
Lake Arthur Dam [1] [2] is an earth-fill type dam located on the Tarka River, near Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1924 and serves mainly for irrigation purposes. It was established in 1924 and serves mainly for irrigation purposes.
Zaaihoek Dam is a gravity type dam located on the Slang River in Kwazulu-Natal Province of South Africa. The dam, which has a 185,000,000 m3 capacity, was built in 1988. The dam primarily provides water for industrial and municipal uses. Its hazard potential has been ranked high (3). It is 39.45 km(24.5 mi) long. [1] It is somewhat known for ...