Friedenau Dam

Friedenau Dam
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°E / -22.6964056; 16.7442167Coordinates: 22°41′47.06″S 16°44′39.18″E / 22.6964056°S 16.7442167°E / -22.6964056; 16.7442167
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

  1. Omatako Dam at NamWater.com.na


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