Olushandja Dam

Olushandja Dam is a dam on the Etaka River outside of Oshakati in the Oshana Region of Namibia. The dam was completed in 1990.[1] Its lake has a maximum capacity of 42.331 million cubic metres, and stores water from the Calueque Dam on the Cunene River in nearby Angola which supports the Ruacana Power Station downstream.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Olushandja Dam from NamWater.com.na
  2. ↑ "Namibia Crane News 32" (PDF). Namibia Crane Working Group. October 2007. p. 2. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

Coordinates: 17°26′S 14°39′E / 17.43°S 14.65°E / -17.43; 14.65


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