Poortjieskloof Dam | |
Name Official: | Poortjieskloof Dam |
Dam Crosses: | Groot River |
Res Name: | Poortjieskloof Dam Reservoir |
Location: | Western Cape, South Africa |
Operator: | Department of Water Affairs and Forestry |
Dam Length: | 144 m |
Dam Height: | 33.5 m |
Dam Type: | double curvature arch |
Opening: | 1955 (renovated in 1968) |
Res Capacity Total: | 9 680 000 m3 |
Res Catchment: | 94 km2 |
Res Surface: | 305 ha |
Coordinates: | -33.8581°N 20.3711°W |
Poortjieskloof Dam is a double curvature arch type dam in the Groot River in Western Cape, South Africa. It was created in 1955 and renovated in 1968.