Nahoon Dam

Nahoon Dam: Nahoon Dam

Official name Nahoon Dam

Location Eastern Cape, South Africa

Coordinates 32°54′36″S 27°48′55″E / 32.91°S 27.81528°E / -32.91; 27.81528

Opening date 1966

Dam and spillways

Height 44 metres (144 ft)

Length 365 metres (1,198 ft)

Impounds Nahoon River

Reservoir

Creates Nahoon Dam Reservoir

Capacity 19,934,000 cubic metres (704,000,000 cu ft)

Surface area 235 hectares (580 acres)

Nahoon Dam is a dam on the Nahoon River, near East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1966.

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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Dams in South Africa

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