Jericho Dam
Jericho Dam | |
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Official name | Jericho Dam |
Country | South Africa |
Location | Amsterdam, Mpumalanga |
Coordinates | 26°39′15″S 30°29′10″E / 26.65417°S 30.48611°ECoordinates: 26°39′15″S 30°29′10″E / 26.65417°S 30.48611°E |
Purpose | Industrial and domestic |
Opening date | 1966/68 |
Operator(s) | Department of Water Affairs |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Combination gravity and earth fill dam |
Impounds | |
Height | 21.3 m |
Length | 1 167.8 m |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Jericho Dam Reservoir |
Total capacity | 59 300 000 m3[1] |
Catchment area | 218 km2 |
Surface area | 982.5 ha |
Jericho Dam is a combined concrete gravity and earth-fill type dam located on the , near Amsterdam, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It was established in 1966/68 and its primary purpose is to serve for municipal and industrial use.
See also[]
- List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa
- List of rivers of South Africa
See also[]
- ^ "Mpumalanga Provincial State of Dams". Water & Sanitation. Department: Water & Sanitation, RSA. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- The Department of Water Affairs
Categories:
- Dams in South Africa
- Dams completed in 1966
- South African dam stubs