Rhenosterkop Dam

Rhenosterkop Dam
Official name Rhenosterkop Dam
Country South Africa
Location Mpumalanga
Coordinates 25°05′45″S 28°55′00″E / 25.09583°S 28.91667°E / -25.09583; 28.91667Coordinates: 25°05′45″S 28°55′00″E / 25.09583°S 28.91667°E / -25.09583; 28.91667
Purpose Industrial and domestic
Opening date 1984
Owner(s) Department of Water Affairs
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Arch-gravity dam
Impounds Elands River (Olifants)
Height 36 metres (118 ft)
Length 515 metres (1,690 ft)
Reservoir
Creates Rhenosterkop Dam Reservoir
Total capacity 206 000 000 m3
Catchment area 3 723 km2
Surface area 3 624 ha

Rhenosterkop Dam is combined gravity and arch type dam in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. It is located on the Elands River, part of the Olifants River basin.[1] The dam was established in 1984.[2]

The dam mainly serves for municipal and industrial use and its hazard potential has been ranked high (3).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Olifants WMA 4
  2. ↑ List of South African Dams from the Department of Water Affairs


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