| VONDO DAM: Limpopo |
| W Cape | E Cape | N Cape | Gauteng | KZN | Mpumalanga | Free State | Northwest | Limpopo |
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Catchment: |
Water coarse (River): |
Mutshindudi River/Luvhuvu River/Limpopo River |
Capacity: |
30.4 mil.cub.m. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Type of wall: |
Date constructed: |
1982 |
Owner: |
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Domestic/industrial
Vondo Dam was completed in 1982 to provide domestic/industrial water for Thohoyandou and its surrounding areas. This was then raised in 1992 to increase the dam’s storage capacity six-fold to 30,5 million m³. Ref 1. |
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| Ref 1: Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa. 2004. Luvuvhu/Letaba Water Management Area: Internal Strategic Perspective. Prepared by Goba Moahloli Keeve Steyn (Pty) Ltd in association with Tlou and Matji, Golder Associates Africa and BKS on behalf of the Directorate: National Water Resource Planning. DWAF Report No. P WMA 02/000/00/0304. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (Dam information and levels) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
