Friedenau Dam
Friedenau Dam | |
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Location of Friedenau Dam in Namibia | |
Official name | Friedenau Dam |
Country | Namibia |
Location | 38 km (24 mi) south-west of Windhoek, Khomas Region |
Coordinates | 22°41′47.06″S 16°44′39.18″E / 22.6964056°S 16.7442167°ECoordinates: 22°41′47.06″S 16°44′39.18″E / 22.6964056°S 16.7442167°E |
Opening date | 1972 |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity concrete |
Impounds | Kuiseb River |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 6.723 million cubic metres (8,793,000 cu yd) |
Surface area | 0.8 square kilometres (0.31 sq mi) |
Friedenau Dam is a gravity concrete dam in Khomas Region, Namibia. Located 38 kilometres (24 mi) southwest of Windhoek, it dams the Kuiseb River and provides water to nearby Matchless Mine. It has a capacity of 6.723 million cubic metres (8,793,000 cu yd) and was completed in 1972, when the territory was occupied by South Africa.[1]
References
- ↑ Omatako Dam at NamWater.com.na
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