Floriskraal Dam | |
Name Official: | Floriskraal Dam |
Dam Crosses: | Buffels River (Groot River) |
Res Name: | Floriskraal Dam Reservoir |
Location: | Western Cape, South Africa |
Operator: | Department of Water Affairs and Forestry |
Dam Length: | 192 m |
Dam Height: | 27 m |
Dam Type: | gravity/buttress |
Opening: | 1957 |
Res Capacity Total: | 50 334 000 m³ |
Res Surface: | 744.7 ha |
Coordinates: | -33.2917°N 20.985°W |
Floriskraal Dam is a combined gravity and buttress type dam located on the Buffels River, near Laingsburg, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1957.[1] The primary purpose of the dam is to serve for irrigation. Its hazard potential has been ranked high (3).