Waterdown Dam

32°17′6″S 26°51′44″E / 32.28500°S 26.86222°E / -32.28500; 26.86222PurposeHouseholdOpening date1958Owner(s)Department of Water AffairsDam and spillwaysType of damEarth fill damImpoundsKlipplaat RiverHeight38 metres (125 ft)Length240 metres (790 ft)ReservoirCreatesWaterdown Dam ReservoirTotal capacity38,400,000 cubic metres (1.36×10⁹ cu ft)Catchment area602 km²Surface area261 hectares (640 acres)

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).

See also

• List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa
• List of rivers of South Africa

References

• List of South African Dams from the Department of Water Affairs