Makuleke Dam

Makuleke Dam
Makuleke Dam
Official name Makuleke Dam
Location Limpopo, South Africa
Coordinates 22°52′3″S 30°54′18″E / 22.8675°S 30.905°E / -22.8675; 30.905
Opening date 1990
Dam and spillways
Height 22 metres (72 ft)
Length 990 metres (3,250 ft)
Impounds Mphongolo River
Reservoir
Creates Makuleke Dam Reservoir
Capacity 13,000,000 cubic metres (460,000,000 cu ft)
Surface area 75 hectares (190 acres)

Makuleke Dam is a dam on the Mphongolo River, near Giyani, Limpopo, South Africa. It was established in 1990.

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