Wemmershoek Dam

Wemmershoek Dam
Official name Wemmershoek Dam
Location Western Cape, South Africa
Coordinates 33°50′1″S 19°5′20″E / 33.83361°S 19.08889°E / -33.83361; 19.08889Coordinates: 33°50′1″S 19°5′20″E / 33.83361°S 19.08889°E / -33.83361; 19.08889
Opening date 1957
Operator(s) Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
Dam and spillways
Type of dam earth-fill
Impounds Wemmershoek River
Height 55 m
Length 518 m
Reservoir
Creates Wemmershoek Dam Reservoir
Total capacity 58 644 000 m3
Surface area 296 ha

Wemmershoek Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Wemmershoek River near Franschhoek and Paarl in South Africa. The dam was established in 1957 with a capacity of 58 644 000 m3 behind a 55 m high wall. The dam serves mainly for municipal and industrial use and it hazard potential has been ranked high (3).

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