Official name Kwena Dam Height 50 m Length 1,783 m | Opening date 1984 Catchment area 954 km² Opened 1984 | |
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Purpose Drinking water and irrigation Owner Department of Water and Sanitation Similar Witklip Dam, Driekoppies Dam, Steenkampsberg - Mpumalanga, Klipkopjes Dam, Gustav Klingbiel Nature R | ||
Kwena Dam is a combined gravity & arch type dam located on the Crocodile River, near Lydenburg, Mpumalanga province, South Africa. It was established in 1984 and it serves mainly for irrigation purposes. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3).
Map of Kwena Dam, South Africa
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