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Spioenkop Dam

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Official name
  
Spioenkop Dam

Location
  
Opening date
  
1972

Height
  
53 m

Catchment area
  
2,452 km²

Impound
  
Country
  
Purpose
  
Type of dam
  
Earth fill dam

Opened
  
1972

Surface area
  
15.31 km²


Owner
  
Department of Water and Sanitation

Similar
  
Woodstock Dam, Wagendrift Dam, HERON TOURS ‑ SPION K, Zaaihoek Dam, Kilburn Dam

Spioenkop dam


Spioenkop Dam impounds the Tugela River in KwaZulu-Natal. It is located within a nature reserve by the same name. The dam was commissioned in 1972, has a capacity of 272,265 cubic metres (9,614,900 cu ft), and a surface area of 15.314 square kilometres (5.913 sq mi), the dam wall is 53 metres (174 ft) high. Spion Kop (hill) is located 2.5 km to the north of the dam.

Contents

Map of Spioenkop Dam, South Africa

References

Spioenkop Dam Wikipedia


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