It was established in 1920 and has a capacity of 28 million m3 behind a wall of 31 m.[1]: 314 The dam is used for irrigation of farms. The name has its origin from when cattle were brought up from the Highveld for grazing in the winter.[1]: 314
rust, winter, located, elands, river, limpopo, south, africa, official, namecountrysouth, africalocationlimpopocoordinates25, 23333, 51806, 23333, 51806purposeirrigationopening, date1920owner, department, water, affairsdam, spillwaystype, damrock, fillingimpou. The Rust de Winter Dam is a dam located on the Elands River Limpopo South Africa Rust de Winter DamOfficial nameRust de Winter DamCountrySouth AfricaLocationLimpopoCoordinates25 14 0 S 28 31 5 E 25 23333 S 28 51806 E 25 23333 28 51806PurposeIrrigationOpening date1920Owner s Department of Water AffairsDam and spillwaysType of damRock fillingImpoundsElands RiverHeight31 mLength271 mReservoirCreatesRust de Winter Dam ReservoirTotal capacity28 091 000 m Surface area473 3 ha Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 SourcesHistory EditIt was established in 1920 and has a capacity of 28 million m3 behind a wall of 31 m 1 314 The dam is used for irrigation of farms The name has its origin from when cattle were brought up from the Highveld for grazing in the winter 1 314 See also EditList of reservoirs and dams in South Africa List of rivers of South AfricaReferences Edit a b Erasmus B P J 2014 On Route in South Africa Explore South Africa region by region Jonathan Ball Publishers p 401 ISBN 9781920289805 Sources EditList of South African Dams from the Department of Water Affairs Department of Water Affairs list of existing dams October 2011 visited 10 June 2013 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 Rust de Winter Dam amp oldid 1084904134, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
