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Driekoppies Dam

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Official name
  
Driekoppies Dam

Opening date
  
1998

Impounds
  
Lomati River

Height
  
50 m

Location
  
South Africa

Type of dam
  
gravity, earth-fill

Length
  
2340 m

Create
  
Lake Matsamo


Operator
  
Department of Water and Sanitation

Similar
  
Maguga Dam, Kwena Dam, Heyshope Dam, Da Gama Dam, Klipkopjes Dam

Driekoppies Dam is a gravity/earth-fill type dam on the Lomati River, near Malelane, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It was established in 1998 and its primary purpose is for irrigation.

Map of Driekoppies Dam, Mthethwa St, South Africa

References

Driekoppies Dam Wikipedia