Official name Swakoppoort Dam Type of dam Surface reservoir Opened 1978 | Opening date 1978 Impounds Swakop River Impound Swakop River | |
Location Okahandja, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia Total capacity 63.489×10^ m (83,040,000 cu yd) Similar Von Bach Dam, Goreangab Dam, Oanob Dam, Naute Dam, Hardap Dam | ||
Swakoppoort Dam is a dam 50 kilometres (31 mi) outside of Okahandja, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. It dams the Swakop River and occasionally receives inflow from the Omatako Dam on Swakop's tributary Omatako. Its capacity is 63.489 million cubic metres (83,040,000 cu yd). Completed in 1978, it is one of three dams to supply water to the capital Windhoek. It also supplies the Navachab mine and the town of Karibib.
Map of Swakoppoort Dam, Namibia
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