Fika-Patso Dam | |
Name Official: | Fika-Patso Dam |
Dam Crosses: | Namahadi River |
Res Name: | Fika-Patso Dam Reservoir |
Location: | Phuthaditjhaba, Free State |
Country: | South Africa |
Owner: | Department of Water Affairs |
Dam Length: | 300 m |
Dam Height: | 60 m |
Dam Type: | F |
Purpose: | Industrial and domestic |
Opening: | 1986 |
Res Capacity Total: | 28 000 000 m3 |
Res Surface: | 132 ha |
Coordinates: | -28.6725°N 28.8567°W |
Fika-Patso Dam is a combined earth-fill/rock-fill type dam located on the Namahadi River, the uppermost section of the Elands River, a tributary of the Wilge River.[1]
It is located near Phuthaditjhaba, Free State, South Africa. It was established in 1986 and its primary purpose is water for domestic and industrial usage.[2]