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The Gariep Dam is a combined gravity/arch dam and the wall is approximately 90 m high. The dam supplies water to the Sundays/Fish Rivers via a tunnel. The dam was completed in 1971.
| Gariep Dam: Free State |
| W Cape | E Cape | N Cape | Gauteng | KZN | Mpumalanga | Free State | Northwest | Limpopo |
| Gariep Dam | Max. capacity 5340.6 mil.cub.m. | |||||
| Orange River | Lat: -30.594197 | Long: 25.517498 | ||||
| Type of wall: | Gravity/arch |
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GoogleEarth
view of Gariep Dam
(if GoogleEarth is not installed on your PC, go to the eWISA "Toolbox" for the download address of the free GoogleEarth version) |
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Useful links. |
| Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (Dam information and levels) |
