Official name Boegoeberg Dam Purpose Irrigation Height 11 m | Opening date 1933 Construction began 1926 | |
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Owner(s) Department of Water Affairs Similar Sakkie se Arkie, Vanderkloof Dam, Orange River Wine Cellars, Spitskop Dam, Gariep Dam | ||
Boegoeberg Dam is a gravity type dam on the Orange River, near Prieska, Northern Cape, South Africa. Building was started in 1926 and completed by 1933. Boegoeberg is named for the small tree Croton gratissimus, also known as Bergboegoe. Its primary purpose is for irrigation and it has a low hazard potential.
Map of Boegoeberg Dam, South Africa
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