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Dams 11
Gamkapoort Dam
The Gamkapoort Dam near Prince Albert was
completed in 1969. The dam is 42 m high and 231m
long, with a maximum capacity of 37 million cubic
metres.
Stompdrif Dam www.wamsys.co.za
The dam was designed as a multiple dome
structure supported by a left rock flank and
three buttresses. An earth flank on the right
bank completed the picture.
Stompdrift dam was finally completed in 1965
with a maximum capacity of 49,6 million cubic
metres. The height of the dam above the
lowest foundation level is 49m and the total
crest length is 364m.
Buffelsjag Dam
Buffeljags Dam is a gravity/earth-fill type dam on the
Buffeljags River, near Swellendam, Western Cape,
South Africa. It was established in 1967 and renovated
in 1983. Its primary purpose today is for irrigation use.
It is a combination gravity and earth fill dam, 24 m in
height and 355m long.
Total capacity is 5,2 million cubic metres.
Other dams:
~Floriskraal
~Kammanasie
~Prinsrivier
~Oukloof

