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Boskop Dam is an earth-fill type dam on the Mooi River, near Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa. [1] It was constructed in 1959. The main purpose of the dam is for irrigation and domestic usage. Its hazard potential is ranked as high, due to poor maintenance and the development of sink holes. [2]
The North West Parks Board is a governmental organisation responsible for the management of protected areas and public nature reserves in North West Province, South Africa.
The Mooi rises near Koster and flows southwards. During its course it flows into the Klerkskraal Dam, Boskop Dam and the Potchefstroom Dam.After crossing the town of Potchefstroom it bends southwestwards, shortly bending westwards before it empties into the Vaal River near the border with the Free State, about 15 km east of Stilfontein.
Solar and wind produce cleaner energy than dam-generated hydroelectricity, and advances in irrigation allow us to grow more food with less water. For all these reasons, a wave of dam removals is ...
Boskop Dam Nature Réserve; Boskop Wild Animal Park; O. P. M. Prozesky Bird Sanctuary; Dome Bergland Nature Park, site of a meteorite impact; The Trim Park, in the Green Belt area adjacent to the Mooi River; The North-West University Botanical Garden, adjacent to the university's Potchefstroom, covers an area of almost 3 hectares (7.4 acres ...
The largest dam removal project in U.S. history has freed the Klamath River, inspiring hope among Indigenous activists who pushed for rewilding to help save salmon.
The Sites Reservoir was proposed in the 1950s. [2] California had serious droughts in 1977-1978, 2006–2010, and 2011–2017, raising concern about water insecurity. [3] The project is intended to improve reliability of supply during drought conditions.
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