Goreangab Dam
Goreangab Dam | |
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Location of Goreangab Dam in Namibia | |
Official name | Goreangab Dam |
Country | Namibia |
Location | Windhoek, Khomas Region |
Coordinates | 22°31′0″S 17°1′0″E / 22.51667°S 17.01667°ECoordinates: 22°31′0″S 17°1′0″E / 22.51667°S 17.01667°E |
Opening date | 1958 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | |
Height | 17 m (56 ft)[1] |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 3.6 million cubic metres (4,700,000 cu yd) |
Surface area | 1.1 km2 (270 acres) |
Goreangab Dam is a dam in the north-western suburbs of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It dams the ephemeral and its tributary, the , which both run across Windhoek. The reservoir behind the dam has a capacity of 3.6 million cubic metres (4,700,000 cu yd).[2]
Goreangab Dam
Goreangab Dam
References[]
- ^ "Aquastat "Namibia Dams"". UN FAO. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ Ogunmokun, A. A.; Mwandemele, O. D.; Dima, S. J. (2000). "Use of recycled waste water from biogas digesters for vegetable production in the Goreangab Dam Area of Windhoek Municipality". 1st WARFSA/WATERNET Symposium, Maputo Mozambique.
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- Dams in Namibia
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- 1958 establishments in South West Africa
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