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Eikenhof Dam

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Official name
  
Eikenhof Dam

Type of dam
  
earth-fill

Height
  
47 m

Opening date
  
1977

Impounds
  
Impound
  
Palmiet River

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Operator(s)
  
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry

Similar
  
Wemmershoek Dam, Steenbras Dam, Rockview Dam, Berg River Dam, Wolwedans Dam

Eikenhof Dam is an earth-fill type dam on the Palmiet River, near Grabouw, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1977. The primary purpose of the dam is for irrigation use and its hazard potential has been ranked high (3).

Map of Eikenhof Dam, South Africa

References

Eikenhof Dam Wikipedia