Inanda Dam
Inanda Dam | |
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Official name | Inanda Dam |
Country | South Africa |
Location | Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal |
Coordinates | 29°42′1″S 30°52′1″E / 29.70028°S 30.86694°ECoordinates: 29°42′1″S 30°52′1″E / 29.70028°S 30.86694°E |
Purpose | Industrial and domestic |
Opening date | 1989 |
Owner(s) | Department of Water Affairs |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earth fill dam |
Impounds | Mgeni River |
Height | 65 m |
Length | 595 m |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Inanda Dam Reservoir |
Total capacity | 241 700 000 m³ |
Surface area | 1 463 ha |
Inanda Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Mgeni River, near Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was established in 1989 and its primary purpose is to serve for domestic and industrial use.
- Inanda Dam Wall
- Inanda Dam
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