Jericho Dam Explained

Jericho Dam
Name Official:Jericho Dam
Dam Crosses:Mpama River
Res Name:Jericho Dam Reservoir
Country:South Africa
Operator:Department of Water Affairs
Dam Length:1 167.8 m
Dam Height:21.3 m
Dam Type:C
Purpose:Industrial and domestic
Opening:1966/68
Res Capacity Total:59 300 000 m3[1]
Res Catchment:218 km2
Res Surface:982.5 ha
Coordinates:-26.6542°N 30.4861°W

Jericho Dam is a combined concrete gravity and earth-fill type dam on the Mpama River, near Amsterdam, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It became operational from 1966 though to 1968 and its primary purpose is to serve for municipal and industrial use.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mpumalanga Provincial State of Dams . Water & Sanitation . Department: Water & Sanitation, RSA . 4 January 2021.