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List of dams and reservoirs in Eastern Cape

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Below is a list of dams and reservoirs in Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Name of Dam (Alternative) Nearest Town Impounds Year completed (commissioned) Capacity (Megaliter) Surface Area (km2) Height of Wall (meter) Location Notes
Aasvoel Dam Humansdorp Seekoei River 1997 390 15 34°2′52″S 24°44′47″E / 34.04778°S 24.74639°E / -34.04778; 24.74639
Anderson Dam Dordrecht Holspruit 1990 1 530 300 19
Andrew F.C. Turpin Dam Bedford Nyara River 32°39′8″S 26°4′18″E / 32.65222°S 26.07167°E / -32.65222; 26.07167
Arnhem Dam Grahamstown
Avonleigh Dam Graaff-Reinet Moordenaars River
Bakers Dam Willowmore
Balura Dam (Ciskei) Alice
Bathurst Stream Dam Bathurst
Beervlei Dam Willowmore Groot River 1957 88,096[1] 33°02′19″S 23°27′57″E / 33.03861°S 23.46583°E / -33.03861; 23.46583
Belfort Dam Matatiele 413[1] 30°09′39″S 28°43′15″E / 30.16083°S 28.72083°E / -30.16083; 28.72083
Biggs Dam Middelburg
Binfield Park Dam Alice Tyhume River 1986 36,849[1] 1.870 60 32°41′13″S 26°54′16″E / 32.68694°S 26.90444°E / -32.68694; 26.90444
Birmingham Dam (new)
Bizana Dam
Bloemhof Dam
Bokkloof Dam
Bonkolo Dam Queenstown Komani River 1908 6,943[1] 24 31°52′04.4″S 26°55′15.4″E / 31.867889°S 26.920944°E / -31.867889; 26.920944 (Bongolo Dam)
Boshoek Dam
Bravo Dam
Bridle Drift Dam East London Buffels River 1969 97,923[1] 7.460 55 32°59′22″S 27°43′14″E / 32.98944°S 27.72056°E / -32.98944; 27.72056
Bulhoek Dam
Bulk River Dam
Bulolo Dam
Bushmans Krantz Dam Katberg Oskraal River[2] 4,818[1] 32°20′58″S 26°40′56″E / 32.34944°S 26.68222°E / -32.34944; 26.68222
Cata Dam Keiskammahoek Cata River 12,080[1]
Churchill Dam (Krom River Dam) 34°0′3″S 24°29′36″E / 34.00083°S 24.49333°E / -34.00083; 24.49333
Collywobbles Dam
Corana Dam 725[1]
Ctaigievar Dam
Cypress Grove Dam
Dabi Dam
Darlington Dam 179,840[1] 33°08′52″S 25°07′59″E / 33.14778°S 25.13306°E / -33.14778; 25.13306
De Mistkraal Dam 2,053[1]
Debe Dam Middle Drift 6,331
Dennegeur Dam
Dogplum Dam
Donnybrook Dam
Doring River Dam 31°29′50″S 27°19′58″E / 31.49722°S 27.33278°E / -31.49722; 27.33278
Driefontein Dam 31°51′58″S 23°53′18″E / 31.86611°S 23.88833°E / -31.86611; 23.88833
Drieshof Dam
Du Toitsvlakte Dam
Edenvale Dam
Eensaamheid Dam
Elandsdrift Dam Cradock Great Fish River 3,546[1] 32°31′48.2″S 25°45′22.5″E / 32.530056°S 25.756250°E / -32.530056; 25.756250
Endwell van Niekerk Dam
Eselhoek Dam
Ezeljacht Dam
Fingo Gronde Dam
First Falls Dam
Formosa Dam
Gcuwa Dam 421[1] 32°18′47″S 28°08′01″E / 32.31306°S 28.13361°E / -32.31306; 28.13361
Geelhout Dam
Glen Boyd Dam
Glen Cliffe Dam
Glen Melville Dam 6,229[1] 33°11′43″S 26°39′00″E / 33.19528°S 26.65000°E / -33.19528; 26.65000
Glenbrock Dam
Glenthorn Dam
Grassridge Dam Groot Brak River 44,5[2]
Groendal Dam Swartopz River 11,7[2]
Gubu Dam Gubu River 8,6[2]
Golden Ridge Dam
Impofu Dam Krom River 105,8[2]
Jozanashoek Dam Sterkspruit River 9,5[2]
Katrivier Dam Kat River 24,9[2]
Kommandodrift Dam Tarka River 55,9[2]
Koega Dam Koega River 126[2]
Kromrivier Dam Krom River 35,3[2]
Laing Dam Buffalo River 19[2]
Lake Arthur Dam Tarka River 11,3[2]
Loerie Dam Loeriespruit River 3,1[2]
Lubisi Dam Indwe River 113,6[2]
Mabeleni Dam Mhlahlane River 2,1[2]
Macubeni Dam Cacadu River 3,4[2]
Mlanga Dam Mlanga River 1,6[2]
Mnyameni Dam uMnyama River 1,9[2]
Nahoon Dam Nahoom River 19,3[2]
Ncora Dam Tsomo River 147,3[2]
Nqadu Dam Nqadu River 1,3[2]
Nqweba Dam Sondags River 44,8[2]
Ntenetyana Dam Ntenetyana River 1,7[2]
Nuwejaars Dam Nuwejaarspruit Rivier 4,6[2]
Oxkraal Dam Oskraal River 14,9[2]
Rooikrans Dam Quonce Buffalo River 4,8[2]
Sandile Dam Keiskammahoerk 29,656[1] 32°42′29″S 27°06′08″E / 32.70806°S 27.10222°E / -32.70806; 27.10222
Settlers Dam Grahamstown Kariega River and Palmiet River 33°24′42″S 26°30′34″E / 33.41167°S 26.50944°E / -33.41167; 26.50944
Toleni Dam Toleni River 29,7[2]
Tsojana Dam Tsojana River 12,3[2]
Umtata Dam Mtata River 244,7[2]
Waterdown Dam Klipplaat Rivier 37,5[2]
Wriggleswade Dam Kubisi Rivier 91,5[2]
Xilinxa Dam Xilinxa River 13,9[2]
Xonxa Dam White Kei River 115,9[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n South African Department of Water and Sanitation. State of the Reservoirs: Supplementary Report. 2022-01-14
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Jan, Booysen (21 February 2022). "Eastern Cape Province Dam Levels | Water Reservoirs | State of Dams". SAWX South African Weather. Retrieved 28 February 2022.