| STERKFONTEIN DAM: Free State |
| W Cape | E Cape | N Cape | Gauteng | KZN | Mpumalanga | Free State | Northwest | Limpopo |
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Catchment: |
Water coarse (River): |
Nuwefaarspruit/Wilge River/ Vaal River |
Capacity: |
2 617 mil.cub.m. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Type of wall: |
Earthfill Embankment |
Date constructed: |
Commissioned: 1977 |
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Approximately 23 km from Harrismith on the R74. Original height 68 m. Raised in 1980 to its current height of 93m with a crest length of 3 060m. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| References: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Department of Water Affairs and Forestry - Sterkfontein Dam | ||||||||||||||||||||||