Modderpoort Dam

Modderpoort Dam
Modderpoort Dam
Official name Modderpoort Dam
Location Northern Cape, South Africa
Coordinates 31°5650S 22°81E / 31.94722°S 22.13361°E / -31.94722; 22.13361
Opening date 1953
Dam and spillways
Height 15 metres (49 ft)
Length 710 metres (2,330 ft)
Impounds Rietfontein River
Reservoir
Creates Modderpoort Dam Reservoir
Capacity 10,000,000 cubic metres (350,000,000 cu ft)
Surface area 13 hectares (32 acres)

Modderpoort Dam is a dam on the Rietfontein River, near Beaufort West, Northern Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1953.

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