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Nooitgedacht Dam

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Official name
  
Nooitgedacht Dam

Location
  
Carolina, Mpumalanga

Opening date
  
1962

Height
  
42 m

Country
  
South Africa

Purpose
  
Irrigation

Type of dam
  
Earth fill dam

Impound
  
Komati River

Owner
  
Department of Water and Sanitation

Similar
  
Witklip Dam, Heyshope Dam, Driekoppies Dam, Middelburg Dam, Klipkopjes Dam

Nooitgedacht Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Komati River in South Africa. It was established in 1962 and serves mainly for irrigation purposes as well as municipal and industrial use. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3).

Map of Nooitgedacht Dam, South Africa

References

Nooitgedacht Dam Wikipedia