Spioenkop Dam | |
Name Official: | Spioenkop Dam |
Dam Crosses: | Tugela River |
Res Name: | Spioenkop Dam Reservoir |
Country: | South Africa |
Location: | KwaZulu-Natal |
Owner: | Department of Water Affairs |
Dam Type: | F |
Purpose: | Irrigation |
Dam Height: | 53 m |
Opening: | 1972 |
Res Capacity Total: | 272265ML |
Res Catchment: | 2452km2 |
Res Surface: | 15.314 km2 |
Coordinates: | -28.6833°N 60°W |
Location Map: | South Africa |
Spioenkop Dam impounds the Tugela River in KwaZulu-Natal. It is located within a nature reserve by the same name. The dam was commissioned in 1972, has a capacity of, and a surface area of, the dam wall is high. Spion Kop (hill) is located 2.5 km to the north of the dam.