Status Operational Height 43 m Construction began 1924 | Purpose Municipal water Type of dam Gravity Opened 1927 | |
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Opening date 1927; 90 years ago (1927) Similar Rio Cobre, Mayfield Falls, Martha Brae River, Blue Mountains, Dunn's River Falls | ||
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The Hermitage Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Wag Water River near Stony Hill in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica. The primary purpose of the dam is to provide municipal water to nearby Kingston and Saint Andrew Parish. Construction on the dam began in 1924 and it was inaugurated on 4 May 1927. It is owned by the National Irrigation Commission.
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Map of Hermitage Dam, Jamaica
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