Sol Plaatje Dam

Sol Plaatje Dam

The reservoir's western or As River inflow
Official name Sol Plaatje Dam (previously: Saulspoort Dam)
Location Free State, South Africa
Coordinates 28°13′01″S 28°21′47″E / 28.21694°S 28.36306°E / -28.21694; 28.36306Coordinates: 28°13′01″S 28°21′47″E / 28.21694°S 28.36306°E / -28.21694; 28.36306
Opening date 1968
Operator(s) Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
Dam and spillways
Type of dam earth-fill
Impounds As River, Liebenbergsvlei River
Height 19 metres (62 ft)
Length 70 metres (230 ft)
Reservoir
Creates Sol Plaatje Dam Reservoir
Total capacity 15,676,000 cubic metres (553,600,000 cu ft)
Surface area 356 hectares (880 acres)

Sol Plaatje Dam (or Saulspoort Dam) is an earth-fill type dam located at the confluence of the As and Liebenbergsvlei Rivers near Bethlehem, Free State, South Africa. It was established in 1968 and serves mainly for municipal and domestic water supply. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high. The reservoir receives water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project via the As River.

Originally known as Saulspoort Dam, it was officially renamed on 1 April 2005,[1] recalling the bus disaster which took place there in the early hours of 1 May 2003, when 51 passengers, en route to a Workers Day rally, were drowned. 41 of the workers were employees of the Sol Plaatje Municipality (Kimberley).[2]

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