Doring River Dam Explained

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.

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