Mtata Dam

Mtata Dam: Mtata Dam

Official name Mtata Dam

Location Eastern Cape, South Africa

Coordinates 31°32′56″S 28°44′0″E / 31.54889°S 28.733333°E / -31.54889; 28.733333

Opening date 1977

Dam and spillways

Height 38 metres (125 ft)

Length 680 metres (2,230 ft)

Impounds Mtata River

Reservoir

Creates Mtata Dam Reservoir

Capacity 253,674,000 cubic metres (8.9584×10⁹ cu ft)

Surface area 2,542 hectares (6,280 acres)

Mtata Dam is a dam on the Mtata River, near Umtata, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1977.

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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