Kommandodrif Dam | |
Name Official: | Kommandodrif Dam |
Dam Crosses: | Tarka River |
Res Name: | Kommandodrif Dam Reservoir |
Location: | Near Cradock, Eastern Cape |
Country: | South Africa |
Owner: | Department of Water Affairs |
Dam Length: | 518 m |
Dam Height: | 38 m |
Dam Type: | earth-fill/rock-fill |
Opening: | 1956 |
Res Capacity Total: | 58 900 000 m3 |
Res Catchment: | 6 331 km2 |
Res Surface: | 879 ha |
Coordinates: | -32.1169°N 26.0525°W |
Kommandodrif Dam is an earth-fill/rockfill type dam located on the Tarka River, near Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The dam has a capacity of, the wall is high. The dam is included in the Commando Drift Nature Reserve and its main purpose is to serve for irrigation use. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3).