Churchill Dam

Churchill Dam
Churchill Dam
Official name Churchill Dam
Location Eastern Cape, South Africa
Coordinates 34°0′3.4″S 24°29′34.1″E / 34.000944°S 24.492806°E / -34.000944; 24.492806
Opening date 1943
Dam and spillways
Height 40 m
Length 213 m
Impounds Kromme River
Reservoir
Creates Churchill Dam Reservoir
Capacity 35 500 000 m³
Surface area 249 ha

Churchill Dam is dam situated in the Kromme River (sometimes spelled Krom River), near Kreedouw, Eastern Cape, in South Africa. It was established in 1943.

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