Waterdown Dam Explained

Waterdown Dam
Name Official:Waterdown Dam
Dam Crosses:Klipplaat River
Res Name:Waterdown Dam Reservoir
Location:Near Whittlesea, Eastern Cape
Country:South Africa
Owner:Department of Water Affairs
Dam Type:F
Opening:1958
Res Catchment:602 km2
Coordinates:-32.285°N 26.8622°W

Waterdown Dam is an earth-fill type dam (reservoir) located on the Klipplaat River near Whittlesea, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It supplies Whittlesea and Queenstown with drinking water and was established in 1958. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3).

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