Swakoppforte Dam
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| Coordinates | 22 ° 12 '43 " S , 16 ° 31' 37" E | ||||
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| Lock type: | Arch dam | ||||
| Construction time: | ? –1978 | ||||
| Power plant output: | no power plant | ||||
| Operator: | Namibia Water Corporation | ||||
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| Water surface | 7.808 km² | ||||
| Storage space | 63.489 million m³ | ||||
| Particularities: |
Water supply to the nearby mines |
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The Swakoppforte Dam (officially English Swakoppoort Dam ) is a dam in Namibia , around 50 kilometers west of Okahandja . The Swakoppforte dam was completed in 1978 as an arch dam . Its reservoir has a capacity of around 63.489 million m³ . It is one of three dams that supply the capital Windhoek with drinking water.
The Swakoppforte dam is fed by the Swakop and the overflow of the Von Bach dam and is located on the edge of the Khomashochland . Pump systems enable water to be transferred to the Von Bach Dam.
literature
- JJ Sirunda, D. Mazvimavi: The Effects of Water Transfer from Swakoppoort and Omatako Dams on the Water Quality of Von Bach Dam, Namibia. In: Combating Water Scarcity in Southern Africa . Springer Netherlands, 2014.
Web links
- Official Site of NamWater the dam (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ namwater: swakoppoort (eng.) ( Memento from November 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Luqman Cloete: NamWater opens Hardap Dam sluices . In: The Namibian , February 21, 2017, p. 1.