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Witbank Dam

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Official name
  
Type of dam
  
buttress

Length
  
562 m

Height
  
42 m

Location
  
Witbank, Mpumalanga

Opening date
  
1971

Country
  
Impounds
  
Creates
  
Witbank Dam Reservoir

Impound
  
Olifants River

Purpose
  
Industrial and domestic

Owner(s)
  
Witbank Municipality

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Similar
  
Middelburg Dam, Loskop Dam, Flag Boshielo Dam, Grootdraai Dam, Rust de Winter Dam

Witbank Dam is a buttress type dam located on the Olifants River in South Africa. It was established in 1971 and serves mainly for municipal and industrial water supply purposes. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3).

Contents

Map of Witbank Dam, Doornpoort AH 312-Js, Emalahleni, 1035, South Africa

Witbank dam sluice gates opened


References

Witbank Dam Wikipedia