Omdel Dam

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Omdel Dam
Omdel Dam
Omdel Dam
Tributaries: Omaruru
Drain: Omaruru
Larger places nearby: Henties Bay
Omdel Dam (Namibia)
Omdel Dam
Coordinates 21 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  S , 14 ° 33 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 21 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  S , 14 ° 33 ′ 0 ″  E
Data on the structure
Lock type: Gravity
dam dam
Construction time: ? –1984
Power plant output: no power plant
Operator: Namibia Water Corporation
Data on the reservoir
Water surface 4.398 km²dep1
Storage space 41.288 million m³

The Omdel Dam , for Omaruru Delta Dam , is a dam in Namibia , around 38 kilometers east of Henties Bay . The Omdel Dam was completed in 1984 as a gravity dam made of earth and clay. The Omdel Reservoir is fed by the Omaruru and has a capacity of around 41.288 million cubic meters .

The reservoir received an inflow for the first time in 2020 after three years.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Infrastructure: Dams: Omdel . Namibia Water Corporation Ltd.
  2. Omdel dam receives inflow. Informanté, March 1, 2020.