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eWISA Home | LUVUVHU: MAIN INDEX | ALPHABETICAL LIST OF RIVERS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Albasini Dam | 25.6 | Luvhuvu River. Albasini Dam was built in 1952 and was raised (by means of spillway gates) in 1970/71. This dam was built primarily to supply the Levubu Irrigation Scheme. Ref 2. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Damani Dam | 12.4 | Ngwedi River. The Damani Dam (built in the mid 1990’s) was originally constructed to supply water to the Damani Coffee Estate (now dormant), which required 4,08 million m³/a. It is now proposed to supply the Damani Regional Water Supply Scheme from this dam. Ref 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mambedi Dam | 7 | Mambedi River. The Mambedi Dam is privately owned by the Sapekoe Tea Company. The catchment of the Mambedi stream is mostly on the Sapekoe property. The water from this dam is used by Sapekoe for its tea and coffee plantations. Ref 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Nandoni Dam | 163 | Luvhuvu River. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Tshakhuma Dam | 2.1 | Barotta River. Tshakhuma Dam was completed in 1990 to supply the Tshakhuma Irrigation scheme. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Vondo Dam | 30.4 | Mutshindudi River. 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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