Glen Alpine Dam | |
Name Official: | Glen Alpine Dam |
Dam Crosses: | Mogalakwena River |
Res Name: | Glen Alpine Dam Reservoir |
Location: | Bochum, Limpopo South Africa |
Operator: | Department of Water Affairs and Forestry |
Dam Length: | 1171 m |
Dam Height: | 28 m |
Dam Type: | gravity & earth-fill |
Opening: | 1968 |
Res Capacity Total: | 18 900 000 m3 |
Res Catchment: | 11 289 km2 |
Res Surface: | 465.3 ha |
Coordinates: | -23.1917°N 28.6847°W |
Glen Alpine Dam is a combined gravity and earth-fill type dam located on the Mogalakwena River, near Ga-Mankgodi, Bochum Limpopo, South Africa. It was established in 1968 and its main purpose is for irrigation use. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked as high (3).