Mohale Dam
| Mohale Dam | |
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 Mohale Dam | |
| Official name | Mohale Dam |
| Location | Lesotho |
| Opening date | 2002 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, rock-fill |
| Impounds | Senqunyane River |
| Height | 475 ft (145 m) |
| Length | 2033 ft (620 m) |
| Dam volume | 7,500,000 m3 (9,809,630 cu yd) |
| Spillway capacity | 2,600 m3/s (91,818 cu ft/s) |
| Total capacity | 1.0 km3 (810,713 acre·ft) |
Mohale Dam is a rock-fill dam in Lesotho. It is part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, which will eventually include 5 large dams in remote rural areas of Lesotho and South Africa. The potential of the project was identified by the South African Civil Engineer Ninham Shand (now Aurecon) 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.
Construction
The joint venture partners was Hochtief (Germany), Impregilo (Italy) and Concor (South Africa) It was completed in spring 2002.
References
External links
- General description
- Technical description
- Lesotho Highlands Development Authority
- International Rivers Network
- Transformation Resource Centre
Coordinates: 29°27′24.20″S 28°05′45.18″E / 29.4567222°S 28.0958833°E