Official name Floriskraal Dam Type of dam gravity/buttress Impound Groot River | Opening date 1957 Height 27 m | |
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Location Western Cape, South Africa Operator(s) Department of Water Affairs and Forestry Impounds Buffels River (Groot River) Similar Gamkapoort Dam, Wolwedans Dam, Buffeljags Dam, Berg River Dam, Wemmershoek Dam | ||
Floriskraal Dam is a combined gravity and buttress type dam located on the Buffels River, near Laingsburg, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1957. The primary purpose of the dam is to serve for irrigation. Its hazard potential has been ranked high (3).
Map of Floriskraal Dam, South Africa
References
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