De Hoop Dam

De Hoop Dam
De Hoop Dam
Official name De Hoop Dam
Location Western Cape, South Africa
Coordinates 32°27′5″S 24°25′23.6″E / 32.45139°S 24.423222°E / -32.45139; 24.423222
Opening date 1938
Dam and spillways
Height 15 m
Impounds Kamdeboo River
Reservoir
Creates De Hoop Dam Reservoir
Capacity 16 500 000 m³

De Hoop Dam is a dam on the Kamdeboo River, near Graaf-Reinet, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1938.

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