Kouga Dam
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| Kouga Dam | |
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 Kouga Dam | |
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| Official name | Kouga Dam |
| Country | South Africa |
| Location | Eastern Cape Province |
| Coordinates | 33°44′26″S 24°35′16″E / 33.7406°S 24.5877°ECoordinates: 33°44′26″S 24°35′16″E / 33.7406°S 24.5877°E |
| Opening date | 1969 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | arch |
| Impounds | Kouga River |
| Length | 317 metres (1,040 ft) |
| Height | 69 metres (226 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Kouga Dam Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 128,490,000 cubic metres (4.538×109 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 388,700 hectares (960,000 acres) |
| Surface area | 554.5 hectares (1,370 acres) |
The Kouga Dam (formerly: Paul Sauer Dam prior to 1995[1]) is an arch type dam on the Kouga River that supplies irrigations water to the Kouga and Gamtoos valleys as well as drinking water to the Port Elizabeth metropolitan area via the Lourie balancing dam.[2] Its hazard potential has been ranked high (3).
Access to the dam wall is via a short tunnel
The dam can be accessed by following the R330 and then the R331 from the N2 at Humansdorp. All but the last 4 km is tarred road and there is a short tunnel just before the dam wall.
Power plant
| Kouga Dam Power Station | |
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| Status | Mothballed |
| Power station | |
| Generation units | 3 |
| Power generation | |
| Installed capacity | 3.6 Megawatt[3] |
There are three 1200 kVA hydroelectric turbines at the base of the dam, but they are currently not in use.
See also
- List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa
- List of rivers of South Africa
- South African Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
References
- ↑ "FRESH WATER and MARINE RESOURCES". Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ↑ Gamtoos Tourism
- ↑ "Kouga Dam". Gamtoos Tourism. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
External links
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