Driekoppies Dam Explained

Driekoppies Dam
Name Official:Driekoppies Dam
Dam Crosses:Lomati River
Res Name:Lake Matsamo
Location:South Africa
Operator:Department of Water Affairs
Dam Length:2340 m
Dam Height:50 m
Dam Type:gravity, earth-fill
Opening:1998
Res Capacity Total:251 000 000 m3
Res Surface:1870 ha
Coordinates:-25.7167°N 31.5403°W

Driekoppies Dam is a gravity/earth-fill type dam on the Lomati River, near Malelane, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It was established in 1998 and its primary purpose is for irrigation.

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