| WAGENDRIFT DAM: KwaZulu Natal |
| W Cape | E Cape | N Cape | Gauteng | KZN | Mpumalanga | Free State | Northwest | Limpopo |
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Catchment: |
Water coarse (River): |
Bushman/Tukela River |
Capacity: |
56 mil.cub.m. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Type of wall: |
Date constructed: |
1963 |
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Irrigation,
domestic and industrial.
The Wagendrift Dam was constructed in 1963 on the Bushmans River to supply approximately 3000 ha of irrigation between the dam and the Thukela River. Up to 2 m3/s is released from the dam for environmental and irrigation requirements if the dam is not spilling. Estcourt obtains water for domestic and local industrial purposes directly from the Wagendrift Dam and discharges treated effluent back into the river downstream of the dam. (Ref.1.) |
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| Ref 1: Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa. 2004. Internal Strategic Perspective: Thukela Water Management Area : Prepared by Tlou & Matji (Pty) Ltd, WRP (Pty) Ltd, and DMM cc on behalf of the Directorate: National Water Resource Planning (East). DWAF Report No. P WMA 07/000/00/0304. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (Dam information and levels) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
