Clanwilliam Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Olifants River, near Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1935, and the wall was raised to its current height of 43 metres (141 ft) in 1964.[1] The main purpose of the dam is to provide irrigation water to the agricultural region downstream. It has a water storage capacity of 121,800,000 cubic metres (4.30×109 cu ft).[2]
The feasibility of raising the dam wall by another 15 metres has been investigated.
In 2015 an infrastructure development company has been appointed to do the supervision and contracts management of the project to raise the dam level. As of August 2015 the dam is planned to be raised by 13 meters, increasing its capacity by 70 million cubic metres of water.[3]
^Holtzhausen, Lani (2006). . The Water Wheel. Vol. 5, no. 1. Water Research Commission. ISSN 0258-2244. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
^. Dams of South Africa. Water Institute of South Africa. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
^"Bigen Africa appointed to manage extension of Clanwilliam Dam". Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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clanwilliam, concrete, gravity, olifants, river, near, clanwilliam, western, cape, south, africa, established, 1935, wall, raised, current, height, metres, 1964, main, purpose, provide, irrigation, water, agricultural, region, downstream, water, storage, capac. Clanwilliam Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Olifants River near Clanwilliam Western Cape South Africa It was established in 1935 and the wall was raised to its current height of 43 metres 141 ft in 1964 1 The main purpose of the dam is to provide irrigation water to the agricultural region downstream It has a water storage capacity of 121 800 000 cubic metres 4 30 109 cu ft 2 Clanwilliam DamLocation in the Western CapeOfficial nameClanwilliam DamCountrySouth AfricaLocationWestern CapeCoordinates32 11 5 S 18 52 1 E 32 18472 S 18 86694 E 32 18472 18 86694PurposeIrrigationOpening date1935 wall raised in 1964 Owner s Department of Water AffairsDam and spillwaysType of damGravity damImpoundsOlifants RiverHeight43 m 141 ft Length235 m 771 ft ReservoirCreatesClanwilliam Dam ReservoirTotal capacity121 800 000 m3 4 30 109 cu ft Surface area1 124 ha 2 780 acres The feasibility of raising the dam wall by another 15 metres has been investigated In 2015 an infrastructure development company has been appointed to do the supervision and contracts management of the project to raise the dam level As of August 2015 the dam is planned to be raised by 13 meters increasing its capacity by 70 million cubic metres of water 3 See also editList of reservoirs and dams in South Africa List of rivers of South AfricaReferences edit Holtzhausen Lani 2006 Dam Project Could Improve Aquatic Environment The Water Wheel Vol 5 no 1 Water Research Commission ISSN 0258 2244 Archived from the original on 19 July 2011 Retrieved 6 March 2010 Clanwilliam Dam Dams of South Africa Water Institute of South Africa Archived from the original on 5 October 2011 Retrieved 7 March 2010 Bigen Africa appointed to manage extension of Clanwilliam Dam Retrieved 2 January 2016 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clanwilliam Dam nbsp This article about a dam or floodgate in South Africa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clanwilliam Dam amp oldid 1200885195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
