Hermitage Dam | |
Location Map: | Jamaica |
Coordinates: | 18.084°N -76.7702°W |
Country: | Jamaica |
Location: | Stony Hill, Saint Andrew Parish |
Purpose: | Municipal water |
Status: | O |
Construction Began: | 1924 |
Owner: | National Irrigation Commission |
Dam Type: | Gravity |
Dam Crosses: | Wag Water River |
Dam Length: | 142m (466feet) |
Dam Height: | 43m (141feet) |
Res Name: | Hermitage Reservoir |
Res Capacity Total: | 1740000m2 |
The Hermitage Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Wag Water River near Stony Hill in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica. The primary purpose of the dam is to provide municipal water to nearby Kingston and Saint Andrew Parish. Construction on the dam began in 1924 and it was inaugurated on 4 May 1927. It is owned by the National Water Commission.[1] [2]