Gamkapoort Dam Explained

Gamkapoort Dam
Name Official:Gamkapoort Dam
Dam Crosses:Gamka River
Res Name:Gamkapoort Dam Reservoir
Location:Western Cape, South Africa
Operator:Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
Dam Length:213 m
Dam Height:39 m
Dam Type:gravity
Opening:1969
Res Capacity Total:54 000 m3
Res Catchment:17 055 km2
Res Surface:620 ha
Coordinates:-33.3003°N 21.6433°W

Gamkapoort Dam is a gravity type dam located on the Gamka River, near Prince Albert, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1969 and its primary purpose is for flood control.

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