Doring River Dam | |
Name Official: | Doring River Dam |
Dam Crosses: | Doring River |
Res Name: | Doring River Dam Reservoir |
Location: | Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Operator: | Department of Water Affairs and Forestry |
Dam Length: | 513.2 m |
Dam Height: | 27.5 m |
Dam Type: | earthfill |
Opening: | 1971 |
Res Capacity Total: | 19 690 000 m³ |
Res Catchment: | 295 km2 |
Res Surface: | 367 ha |
Coordinates: | -31.5131°N 27.3417°W |
Doring River Dam is an earth-fill type dam on the Doring River, near Indwe, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1971. Primarily it serves for domestic use and industrial purposes and its hazard potential has been ranked high.