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Gamkapoort Dam

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Official name
  
Gamkapoort Dam

Type of dam
  
gravity

Length
  
213 m

Impound
  
Gamka River

Opening date
  
1969

Impounds
  
Gamka River

Height
  
39 m

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Location
  
Western Cape, South Africa

Operator
  
Department of Water and Sanitation

Similar
  
Floriskraal Dam, BOSCH LUYS KLOOF, Wolwedans Dam, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Meiringspoort

Gamkapoort Dam is a gravity type dam located on the Gamka River, near Prince Albert, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1969 and its primary purpose is for flood control.

Map of Gamkapoort Dam, South Africa

References

Gamkapoort Dam Wikipedia