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.