Mohale dam
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| Mohale dam | |
 Mohale Dam |
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| Official name | Mohale Dam |
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| Impounds | Senqunyane River |
| Locale | Lesotho |
| Length | 2033 ft (620 m) |
| Height | 475 ft (145 m) |
| Opening date | 2002 |
The Mohale Dam, part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project--Africa's largest dam project, eventually to include 5 large dams in remote rural areas--is a rock-fill dam in Lesotho. The potential of the project was identified by the South African Civil Engineer Ninham Shand as a possible means to supplement the water supply to South Africa. The World Bank arranged for a treaty between the then-Apartheid government of South Africa and its much smaller neighbor, Lesotho, allowing execution of the project to proceed.
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[edit] Construction
The dam was built by a consortium of Balfour Beatty, Campenon Bernard, LTA, Spie Batignolles and E.D. Zublin[1]. It was completed in 2002.
[edit] Dam features
- Height - 145 m
- Crest length - 620 m
- Design - rock-fill
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- General description
- Technical description
- Lesotho Highlands Development Authority
- International Rivers Network
- Transformation Resource Centre
