Official name Waterdown Dam Length 240 m Surface area 2.61 km² | Opening date 1958 Height 38 m Catchment area 602 km² | |
Location Near Whittlesea, Eastern Cape Owner Department of Water and Sanitation Similar Ncora Dam, Sandile Dam, Bridle Drift Dam, Wriggleswade Dam, Nahoon Dam |
Waterdown Dam is an earth-fill type dam (reservoir) located on the Klipplaat River near Whittlesea, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It supplies Queenstown with drinking water and was established in 1958. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3).
Map of Waterdown Dam, South Africa
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