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Glen Alpine Dam

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Official name
  
Glen Alpine Dam

Opening date
  
1968

Impounds
  
Mogalakwena River

Opened
  
1968

Location
  
Limpopo, South Africa

Type of dam
  
gravity & earth-fill

Height
  
28 m

Impound
  
Mogalakwena River

Operator(s)
  
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry

Similar
  
Luphephe Dam, Dap Naudé Dam, Albasini Dam, Doorndraai Dam, Damani Dam

Glen Alpine Dam is a combined gravity and earth-fill type dam located on the Mogalakwena River, near Mokopane, Limpopo, South Africa. It was established in 1968 and its main purpose is for irrigation use. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked as high (3).

Map of Glen Alpine Dam, South Africa

References

Glen Alpine Dam Wikipedia