| BLYDERIVIERSPOORT DAM: Mpumalanga |
| W Cape | E Cape | N Cape | Gauteng | KZN | Mpumalanga | Free State | Northwest | Limpopo |
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Catchment: |
Water coarse (River): |
Blyde River/Olifants River |
Capacity: |
54.4 mil.cub.m. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Type of wall: |
Date constructed: |
1975 |
Owner: |
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"This dam supplies water for irrigation, local industrial and domestic demands and supports the supply from the Phalaborwa Barrage to the urban and industrial centre at Phalaborwa." | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| History:
Blyderivierspoort
– dam of extraordinary beauty (Water Wheel - Nov/Dec 2011) |
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Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (Dam information and levels) | ||||||||||||||||||||||