Molatedi Dam

Molatedi Dam: Molatedi Dam

Official name Molatedi Dam

Location North West, South Africa

Coordinates 24°52′13″S 26°27′1″E / 24.87028°S 26.45028°E / -24.87028; 26.45028

Opening date 1986

Dam and spillways

Height 23 metres (75 ft)

Length 247 metres (810 ft)

Impounds Marico River

Reservoir

Creates Molatedi Dam Reservoir

Capacity 200,800,000 cubic metres (7.09×10⁹ cu ft)

Surface area 3,567 hectares (8,810 acres)

Molatedi Dam is a dam on the Marico River, near Zeerust, North West, South Africa. It was established in 1986.

See also

List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa

List of rivers of South Africa

References

List of South African Dams from the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa)

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South African dam stubs
Dams in South Africa

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