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.

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