Tzaneen Dam

Tzaneen (prev. Fanie Botha) Dam
Official name Tzaneen Dam
Location Limpopo, South Africa
Coordinates 23°47′37″S 30°9′48″E / 23.79361°S 30.16333°E / -23.79361; 30.16333Coordinates: 23°47′37″S 30°9′48″E / 23.79361°S 30.16333°E / -23.79361; 30.16333
Purpose Irrigation and domestic
Opening date 1976
Operator(s) Department of Water Affairs
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earth fill dam
Impounds Groot Letaba River
Height 50 metres (160 ft)
Length 1,140 metres (3,740 ft)
Reservoir
Creates Tzaneen Dam Reservoir
Total capacity 157,291,000 cubic metres (5.5547×109 cu ft)
Surface area 1,163.6 hectares (2,875 acres)

Tzaneen Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Groot Letaba River, near Tzaneen, Limpopo, South Africa. The dam supplies domestic water to Polokwane and Tzaneen, and irrigation water to the Letaba valley. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3).

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