Buffeljags Dam
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Buffeljags Dam | |
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Official name | Buffeljags Dam |
Country | South Africa |
Location | near Swellendam, Western Cape |
Coordinates | 34°00′37.1″S 20°33′11.8″E / 34.010306°S 20.553278°E |
Purpose | Irrigation |
Opening date | 1967 |
Owner(s) | Department of Water Affairs |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Combination gravity and earth fill dam |
Impounds | Buffeljags River |
Height | 24 m |
Length | 335 m |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Buffeljags Dam Reservoir |
Total capacity | 5 200 000 m3 |
Surface area | 129 ha |
Buffeljags Dam is a gravity/earth-fill type dam on the Buffeljags River, near Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1967 and renovated in 1983. Its primary purpose today is for irrigation use.
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