Spitskop Dam Explained

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).

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  1. Department of Water Affairs