Friedenau Dam Explained

Friedenau Dam
Name Official:Friedenau Dam
Location Map:Namibia
Coordinates:-22.6964°N 16.7433°W
Dam Crosses:Kuiseb River
Country:Namibia
Location:38km (24miles) south-west of Windhoek, Khomas Region
Dam Type:Gravity concrete
Opening:1972
Res Capacity Total:6.723e6m3

Friedenau Dam is a gravity concrete dam in Khomas Region, Namibia. Located southwest of Windhoek, it dams the Kuiseb River and provides water to nearby Matchless Mine. It has a capacity of 6.723e6m3 and was completed in 1972, when the territory was occupied by South Africa.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.namwater.com.na/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=68 Omatako Dam