Pongolapoort reservoir

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Pongolapoort Dam
Satellite image of the lake.  The national border in yellow.
Satellite image of the lake. The national border in yellow.
Tributaries: Pongola
Drain: Pongola
Larger places nearby: Golela , Jozini , Nkonkoni, Candover, Kingholm
Pongolapoort Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
Pongolapoort Dam
Coordinates 27 ° 24 ′ 8 ″  S , 31 ° 57 ′ 31 ″  E Coordinates: 27 ° 24 ′ 8 ″  S , 31 ° 57 ′ 31 ″  E
Data on the structure
Construction time: 1966-1973
Height of the barrier structure : 89 m
Building volume: 2 500  m³
Crown length: 515 m
Crown width: 11 m
Base width: 18.3 m
Data on the reservoir
Storage space 575 000  m³

The Pongolapoort Reservoir ( English Pongolapoort Dam , also Lake Jozini ; formerly JG Strydomdam ) is a reservoir in the north of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal in the Lebombo Mountains . Most of the lake is in the area of ​​South Africa, the northern tip of the lake protrudes into Swaziland . The lake is fed by the pongola , which also forms the drain. The dam is at Jozini . Golela , Nkonkoni, Candover and Kingholm are other places near the reservoir.

The reservoir was originally named after the South African Prime Minister Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Pongolapoort Nature Reserve ( English ) SA Routes . Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2010.