Nandoni Dam

Nandoni Dam
Official name	Nandoni Dam
Location	Limpopo, South Africa
Coordinates	22°59′20″S 30°36′27″E / 22.98889°S 30.6075°E / -22.98889; 30.6075
Opening date	2004
Dam and spillways
Height	47 metres (154 ft)
Length	2,215 metres (7,267 ft)
Impounds	Luvuvhu River
Reservoir
Creates	Nandoni Dam Reservoir
Capacity	166,100,000 cubic metres (5.87×109 cu ft)
Surface area	1,570 hectares (3,900 acres)

Nandoni Dam (previously known as the Mutoti Dam)is situated along the Luvuvhu River (Nandoni means "the iron smelting ovens".) It is situated at the village of ha-Mutoti and ha-Budeli just about few kilometres from Thohoyandou in the district of Vhembe in Limpopo province.

The river follows a course along the southern edge of the Zoutpansberg and eventually joins the Limpopo River in the far northern corner of the Kruger National Park on the border between South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. A serious drought during the beginning of the 1990 decade, when numerous boreholes in Venda and Gazankulu regions failed and consequently drinking water had to be delivered by tankers,

caused the Department of Water Affairs to start investigations into the feasibility of providing a safe reliable water supply for the region.

The positive view of Nandoni Dam is that it supplies water to several places around Venda and for the coming years people who live around Venda will still be supplied by the water from Nandoni Dam. By Nandoni Dam, a sustainable development is practiced because water is conserved for now and for future use.

Nandoni Dam creates job opportunities for the construction of the dam. Many tour guides are going to be employed by the South African tourism and parks board. The province's economy will be stable due to the construction of the dam.^{[citation needed]}

The dam also provides training to students from different levels of study, school pupils will learn skills on how to save lives in water accidents or drowning, others are being trained and make experiments on many life forms.

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)

References