Bon Accord Dam | |
Name Official: | Bon Accord Dam |
Dam Crosses: | Apies River |
Res Name: | Bon Accord Dam Reservoir |
Country: | South Africa |
Location: | Pretoria, Gauteng |
Owner: | Tshwane Metro |
Purpose: | Irrigation, drinking water |
Dam Length: | 1167 m |
Dam Height: | 17 m |
Dam Type: | F |
Opening: | 1923 |
Res Capacity Total: | 4 290 000 m³ |
Res Surface: | 144 ha |
Coordinates: | -25.6292°N 28.1894°W |
Bon Accord Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Apies River, some 15 km north of Pretoria. The dam comprises an earth embankment with a side spillway. The catchment area of the dam is 315 km2 and comprises primarily the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipal area in Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1923 and its main purpose is irrigation.[1]