- Steenbras Dam
The Steenbras Dam is a dam in the
Hottentots-Holland mountains nearCape Town inSouth Africa . It is one of the city's water supplies. The Steenbras pumped-storage scheme was opened in 1979 to supplement the city's electricity supply during peak demand periods.The dam is named after the steenbras, a fish endemic to South Africa.
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