Driekoppies Dam

Driekoppies Dam
Official name Driekoppies Dam
Location South Africa
Coordinates 25°43′0″S 31°32′25″E / 25.71667°S 31.54028°E / -25.71667; 31.54028Coordinates: 25°43′0″S 31°32′25″E / 25.71667°S 31.54028°E / -25.71667; 31.54028
Opening date 1998
Operator(s) Department of Water Affairs
Dam and spillways
Type of dam gravity, earth-fill
Impounds Lomati River
Height 50 m
Length 2340 m
Reservoir
Creates Lake Matsamo
Total capacity 251 000 000 m3
Surface area 1870 ha

Driekoppies Dam is a gravity/earth-fill type dam on the Lomati River, near Malelane, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It was established in 1998 and its primary purpose is for irrigation.

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