Dam in South Africa
Driekoppies Dam | |
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The reservoir and Schoemansdal imaged by Sentinel-2 | |
Official name | Driekoppies Dam |
Location | South Africa |
Coordinates | 25°43′0″S 31°32′25″E / 25.71667°S 31.54028°E / -25.71667; 31.54028 |
Opening date | 1998 |
Operator(s) | Department of Water Affairs |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | gravity, earth-fill |
Impounds | Lomati River |
Height | 50 m |
Length | 2340 m |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lake Matsamo |
Total capacity | 251 000 000 m |
Surface area | 1870 ha |
Driekoppies Dam is a gravity/earth-fill type dam on the Lomati River, near Malelane, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It was established in 1998 and its primary purpose is for irrigation.
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