Eastern Cape Dams

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  Kouga Dam

  • Baviaanskloof

  The dam is a double curvature arch dam 82 m high with a storage capacity of 128,7 million m3. Provision was made in the design to allow for a future raising of the water level by some 15,2 m. The construction of the wall marked...

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  Loerie Dam

  • Baviaanskloof

  The Loerie dam was built as part of the Kouga dam scheme with the purpose of supplying Port Elizabeth with water. The dam includes a filtration and pump system to balance the pressure in the pipelines, controlled by one of the...

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  Darlington Dam - Lake Mentz

  • Addo
  • Kirkwood
  • Jansenville

  Darlington Dam, also referred to as Lake Mentz. is a gravity type dam situated in the Sundays River, near Kirkwood, in Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1922 and was renovated in 1952. The dam has a capacity of...

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