Vanderkloof Dam
| Vanderkloof Dam |
| Official name |
Vanderkloof Dam |
| Location |
Northern Cape, South Africa |
| Construction began |
1973 |
| Opening date |
1977 |
| Dam and spillways |
| Height |
108 metres (354 ft)[2] |
| Length |
765 metres (2,510 ft)[1] |
| Impounds |
Orange River |
| Reservoir |
| Creates |
Vanderkloof Dam Reservoir |
| Capacity |
3,200,000,000 cubic metres (1.1×1011 cu ft)[1] |
| Surface area |
133.402 square kilometres (51.507 sq mi) |
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The Vanderkloof Dam (originally the P.K. Le Roux Dam) is situated approximately 130km down stream from Gariep Dam and is fed by the Orange River, South Africa's largest river. Vanderkloof Dam is the second largest dam in South Africa, boasting the highest dam wall in the country at 108m. The dam was commissioned in 1977, has a capacity of 3,200,000,000 cubic metres (1.1×1011 cu ft), a surface area of 133,402 square kilometres (51,507 sq mi), and the dam wall is 108 metres (354 ft) high. However the Orange is not the only river flowing into this giant dam: there are the Berg River, 2 unnamed streams come in fron the direction of Reebokrand, the Knapsak River, Paaiskloofspruit, Orange River, Seekoei River, Kattegatspruit and the Hondeblaf River, in a clockwise direction.
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Categories: Electric power distribution · Electricity economics · Power station technology · Portals: Energy · Sustainable development
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