Official name Spioenkop Dam Location KwaZulu-Natal Opening date 1972 Height 53 m Catchment area 2,452 km² Impound Tugela River | Country South Africa Purpose Irrigation 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.
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Map of Spioenkop Dam, South Africa
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