Rhenosterkop Dam | |
Name Official: | Rhenosterkop Dam |
Dam Crosses: | Elands River (Olifants) |
Res Name: | Rhenosterkop Dam Reservoir |
Location: | Mpumalanga |
Country: | South Africa |
Owner: | Department of Water Affairs |
Dam Type: | AG |
Purpose: | Industrial and domestic |
Opening: | 1984 |
Res Capacity Total: | 206 000 000 m3 |
Res Catchment: | 3 723 km2 |
Res Surface: | 3 624 ha |
Coordinates: | -25.0958°N 28.9167°W |
Rhenosterkop Dam is combined gravity and arch type dam in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. It is located on the Elands River, part of the Olifants River basin.[1] The dam was established in 1984.[2]
The dam mainly serves for municipal and industrial use and its hazard potential has been ranked high (3).