Spitskop Dam | |
Name Official: | Spitskop Dam |
Dam Crosses: | Harts River |
Res Name: | Spitskop Dam Reservoir |
Country: | South Africa |
Location: | North of Kimberley in the Northern Cape province. |
Owner: | Department of Water Affairs |
Dam Length: | 900 m |
Dam Height: | 16 m |
Dam Type: | F |
Opening: | 1975 (renovated 1989) |
Res Capacity Total: | 57 887 000 m3 |
Res Catchment: | 26 922 km2 |
Res Surface: | 2509 ha |
Coordinates: | -28.1232°N 24.502°W |
Spitskop Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Harts River in the Northern Cape Province north of the city of Kimberley in South Africa. It was established in 1975 and rebuilt in 1989 after breaching during a flood in 1988. It has a full capacity of 57.887 million cubic meters of water and serves primarily for irrigation purposes.[1] The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3).