Poortjieskloof Dam
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Poortjieskloof Dam | |
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Official name | Poortjieskloof Dam |
Location | Western Cape, South Africa |
Coordinates | 33°51′29″S 20°22′16″E / 33.85806°S 20.37111°E |
Opening date | 1955 (renovated in 1968) |
Operator(s) | Department of Water Affairs and Forestry |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | double curvature arch |
Impounds | Groot River |
Height | 33.5 m |
Length | 144 m |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Poortjieskloof Dam Reservoir |
Total capacity | 9 680 000 m3 |
Catchment area | 94 km2 |
Surface area | 305 ha |
Poortjieskloof Dam is a double curvature arch type dam in the Groot River in Western Cape, South Africa. It was created in 1955 and renovated in 1968.
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