Oudebaaskraal Dam | |
Name Official: | Oudebaaskraal Dam |
Dam Crosses: | Tankwa River |
Res Name: | Oudebaaskraal Dam Reservoir |
Location: | Ceres, Western Cape |
Country: | South Africa |
Owner: | Department of Water Affairs |
Dam Type: | F |
Opening: | 1969 |
Location Map: | South Africa |
Coordinates: | -32.3909°N 19.8924°W |
Oudebaaskraal Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Tankwa River near Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1969 and serves mainly for irrigation purposes. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked significant (2).
Hundreds of pink flamingos can be spotted there at certain times, and the areas of the dam which are covered in algae have a kelp type smell similar to the ocean.