| WEMMERSHOEK DAM: Western Cape |
| W Cape | E Cape | N Cape | Gauteng | KZN | Mpumalanga | Free State | Northwest | Limpopo |
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Catchment: |
84,2 km2 |
Water coarse (River): |
Wemmershoek River, tributary of the Great Berg. |
Capacity: |
58.7 mil.cub.m. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Type of wall: |
Earthfill |
Date constructed: |
1957 |
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| History: Wemmershoek - 75 years in the making - Lani van Vuuren (WRC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The dam wall was completed in 1957, and is in the Wemmershoek River. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Radial gates at the Wemmershoek Dam has recently been refurbished. The infrastructure was installed in 1958 and because of a stringent maintenance and monitoring programme, this is the first major refurbishment has been required on the gates. (Ref 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Water at the Wemmershoek dam is of the highest quality since there is no upstream agricultural pollution or human activity. (Ref 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ref 1: Water, Sewage and Effluent Magazine - January 2011, Vol 31 No.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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DWAState of dams | ||||||||||||||||||||||
