Dam in Limpopo
Metz Dam | |
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Official name | Metz Dam |
Country | South Africa |
Location | Limpopo |
Owner(s) | Department of Water Affairs |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earth fill dam |
Impounds | Moetladimo River |
Height | 16 metres (52 ft) |
Length | 760 metres (2,490 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Metz Dam Reservoir |
Total capacity | 385,000,000 cubic metres (1.36×10 cu ft) |
Surface area | 55 ha |
Metz Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Moetladimo River, near Trichardsdal, Limpopo , South Africa. The dam serves mainly for domestic supply, stock watering and irrigation and its hazard potential has been ranked significant (2).
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