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.