Witbank Dam | |
Name Official: | Witbank Dam |
Dam Crosses: | Olifants River |
Res Name: | Witbank Dam Reservoir |
Country: | South Africa |
Owner: | Witbank Municipality |
Dam Length: | 562 m in 2017 the Local Municipality built a palisade fence around the wall |
Dam Height: | 42 m the total depth is measured at 47 Meters |
Dam Type: | buttress |
Purpose: | Industrial and domestic |
Opening: | 1971 |
Res Capacity Total: | 104 019 000 m3 |
Res Surface: | 1 211.2 ha |
Coordinates: | -25.8909°N 29.3054°W |
Witbank Dam is a buttress type dam located on the Olifants River in South Africa. It was established in 1971 and serves mainly for municipal and industrial water supply purposes. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3).