Wolwedans Dam | |
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Official name | Wolwedans Dam |
Location | Western Cape, South Africa |
Opening date | 1990 |
Dam and spillways | |
Height | 70 metres (230 ft) |
Length | 270 metres (890 ft) |
Impounds | Great Brak River |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Wolwedans Dam Reservoir |
Capacity | 25,530,000 cubic metres (902,000,000 cu ft) |
Catchment area | 110 hectares (270 acres) |
Wolwedans Dam
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Wolwedans Dam is a dam in South Africa on the Great Brak River near Mossel Bay, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1990. The dam is the main source of water for the municipality of Mossel Bay[1] as well as the gas-to-liquids refinery PetroSA.