Glen Alpine Dam
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Glen Alpine Dam | |
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Official name | Glen Alpine Dam |
Location | Bochum, Limpopo South Africa |
Coordinates | 23°11′30″S 28°41′5″E / 23.19167°S 28.68472°E |
Opening date | 1968 |
Operator(s) | Department of Water Affairs and Forestry |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | gravity & earth-fill |
Impounds | Mogalakwena River |
Height | 28 m |
Length | 1171 m |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Glen Alpine Dam Reservoir |
Total capacity | 18 900 000 m3 |
Catchment area | 11 289 km2 |
Surface area | 465.3 ha |
Glen Alpine Dam is a combined gravity and earth-fill type dam located on the Mogalakwena River, near Ga-Mankgodi, Bochum Limpopo, South Africa. It was established in 1968 and its main purpose is for irrigation use. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked as high (3).
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