Witbank Dam

Witbank Dam
Official name Witbank Dam
Country South Africa
Location Witbank, Mpumalanga
Coordinates 25°53′27″S 29°18′19″E / 25.8909°S 29.3054°E / -25.8909; 29.3054Coordinates: 25°53′27″S 29°18′19″E / 25.8909°S 29.3054°E / -25.8909; 29.3054
Purpose Industrial and domestic
Opening date 1971
Owner(s) Witbank Municipality
Dam and spillways
Type of dam buttress
Impounds Olifants River
Height 42 m
Length 562 m
Reservoir
Creates Witbank Dam Reservoir
Total capacity 104 019 000 m3
Surface area 1 211.2 ha

Witbank Dam is a buttress type dam located on the Olifants River in South Africa. It was established in 1971 and serves mainly for municipal and industrial water supply purposes. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3).

See also

References


    This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, September 29, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.