WOODHEAD DAM: Western Cape
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Catchment:

Water coarse (River):

 On the Disa River

Capacity:

 0,93 mil.cub.m

Type of wall:

Date constructed:

 1897

Owner:

 City of Cape Town
Map
Notes:

Residential

Firstly, the 640m long Woodhead Tunnel was built between 1888 and 1891 to divert the Disa stream to the western slopes of Table Mountain . The Woodhead Dam was then built on the Disa stream in 1897. The Woodhead Dam was the first stonemasonry dam built to store water for Cape Town.

Photos:
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References:
Ref 1: www.environment.gov.za/soer/reports/rivers/diep/Diep_HB_L_P.pdf
Useful links:

Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (Dam information and levels)