Spring Grove Dam | |
Name Official: | Spring Grove |
Dam Crosses: | Mooi River |
Res Name: | Spring Grove Dam Reservoir |
Country: | South Africa |
Location: | Approximately five kilometeres North West of Nottingham Road in the KwaZulu-Natal province. |
Owner: | Department of Water Affairs |
Dam Length: | 607 m |
Dam Height: | 37 m |
Opening: | 2013 |
Res Capacity Total: | 139 500 000 m3 |
Res Catchment: | 344 km2 |
Res Surface: | 1 022 ha |
Coordinates: | -29.32°N 29.97°W |
Spring Grove Dam is an A roller compacted concrete (RCC) dam with an earth embankment located on the Mooi River in the KwaZulu-Natal north west of the town of Nottingham Road in South Africa. Construction commenced in 2011 and was officially opened on 19 November 2013. It has a full capacity of 138.5 million cubic meters of water and serves primarily for Municipal and industrial use.[1]