Start of
Country/Name of dam
South Africa (cont) Lindleyspoort Loskop Lubisi
Luphephe Madikwe Makuleke
Marico-Bosveld Metz
Middelburg
Middle Letaba Midmar
Misverstand Modderpoort Mokolo
Molatedi Molteno
Morgenstond Mthatha
Mutshedzi Nagle
Nahoon
Ngodwana Ngotwane
Nooitgedacht Nqweba
Ntshingwayo Nwanedi Nzhelele Ohrigstad Olifantsnek
Oudebaaskraal Oxkraal
Palmiet PS (3),(4) Paxton
Pietersfontein Pongolapoort Poortjieskloof
Qedusizi
Rhenosterkop Rietvlei
Rockview (4) Roodekoppies Roodeplaat Rustfontein Sandile
Second Falls Setumo
Slangdraai Smart
Sol Plaatjie Spioenkop Spitskop
Spring Grove
Steenbras (lower) Steenbras (upper) Sterkfontein (5)
const- ruction
n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s
n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s
n/s n/s
Year
comp- leted/ due River/basin
1943 Elands 1939 Olifants 1968 Indwe
1964 Luphephe 1976 Tholwane 1990 Mphongolo 1933 Groot Marico n/s
Moetladimo
1978 Klein Olifants 1984 Middle Letaba 1965 Umgeni 1977 Berg
1953 Rietfontein 1980 Mokolo 1986 Marico 1877 -
1978 Ngwempisi 1977 Mthatha 1990 Mutshedzi 1950 Mgeni 1966 Nahoon
Nandoni (formerly Mutoti) 1998 2002 Marite Ncora
1972 Tsomo
1982 Ngodwana 1982 Ngodwana 1962 Komati 1925 Sondags 1961 Ingagane 1964 Nwanedi 1948 Nzhelele 1955 -
1929 Hex
1969 Tankwa 1989 Oxkraal n/s
-
1990 1992 Tsorwo n/s
1968 Keisies
1973 Phongolo Groot
1955/ 68
1994 1998 Klip n/s
1984 Elands
1932 1934 Elands n/s n/s
1986 (off channel) 1986 Crocodile
1955 1959 Pienaars n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s
1955 Modder
1983 Keiskamma 1979 Mtata 1995 Molopo 1986 Sundays 1912 Ongers
1968 Liebenbergsvlei 1972 Tugela
1988 1989 Harts 2011 2013 Mooi n/s n/s n/s
1978 Balmoral 1977 Steenbras
1980 Nuwejaarspruit District/city
Swartruggens Groblersdal Qamata Musina
Madikwe Giyani
Groot Marico Trichardsdal Middelburg Giyani
Pietermaritzburg Porterville
Beaufort West Lephalale Zeerust -
Amsterdam Mthatha
Thohoyandou Cato Ridge East London -
Cala Nelspruit
Lobathleng -
Graaff Reinet - - -
Ohrigstad
Rustenburg Ceres
Whittlesea Grabouw -
- - -
- -
Pretoria Grabouw Brits -
Thaba'Nchu
Keiskammahoek Umtata
Mmabatho Ladysmith Brits
Bethlehem - - -
Gordon's Bay Gordon's Bay Harrismith
State/province
North West Mpumalanga Eastern Cape Limpopo
North West Limpopo
North West Limpopo
Mpumalanga Limpopo
KwaZulu-Natal Western Cape Northern Cape Limpopo
North West
Western Cape Mpumalanga Eastern Cape Limpopo
KwaZulu-Natal Eastern Cape -
Eastern Cape Mpumalanga North West -
Eastern Cape -
Limpopo Limpopo
Mpumalanga North West
Western Cape Eastern Cape - -
Western Cape KwaZulu-Natal Western Cape
KwaZulu-Natal Mpumalanga Gauteng
Western Cape North West Gauteng
Free State -
Eastern Cape North West
KwaZulu-Natal Northern Cape Free State
KwaZulu-Natal - -
Western Cape Western Cape Free State
hydro plants Dams&
Dam type
Dam function
CN/VA I VA/PG I VA VA TE TE TE
Height (m) above lowest
foundation
I I
- I I
37.8 49 61 39 17
19.7 27
TE W 16 - W 36 TE W 38 PG/TE R VA/PG - CB/TE I
30 23 15
ER W 55 TE
I
PG CN PG
- - I
29
TE W 21 TE TE
- -
PG (RCC) I,W PG TE TE TE TE
H,I - I I I
VA/PG - VA VA ER VA TE
I I I I I
TE/ER I -
VA/PG (RCC) VA VA DA
- I
I I I
PG (RCC) F VA/PG -
45.3 38
22.5 44.3 40 47 45 44 19
41.8 46 23 36 47
51.8 30 21 30 -
17 25
89
33.5 28
TE W 32 RE/PS H,W CN/PG I CN/VA - PG -
36 48
25 55
- -
PG H - - - - -
- - - - -
RCC I PG (RCC) - ER ER TE
H H
H,W
33.4 61 16 17 15 28 24 53 15 39 39 37 93
Rated
Crest length (m)
Dam
volume (m3x103)
177 - 497 - 236 - 85
-
1820 - 990 - 1695 - 760 - 625 - 2600 - 1423 - 26
-
710 - 525 - 260 - 285 - 600 - 620 - 160 - 393 - 582 -
392 236 225 - 450 - 290 - 1053 - 357 - 1677 - 110 - 91
-
377 - 129 - 1200 - 915 - -
70
Reservoir capacity (m3x106)
14.38 0.36 0.16 14.8 14 13
27.81 385
capacity now (MW)
- - - - - - - -
484.35 - 173.13 - 235 7.74 10
146 203 3
- - - - - -
100.77 - 253.67 - 216.46 - 39.3
19.93 164
78.48 46.37
- 3
162 - 451 - 144 -
490 156 515 - 350 -
51.23 14.22 14.2 34 18 -
1 2.03
128 206 0.01
1996 3770 16.4 3910 - 351 - 182 - 800 - 240 - 1600 - 335 - 2082 - - -
103
43.47 72.2
30.96 1.2
19.6 10.3
- -
100 36 300 114
100.3 15.68
1400 1000 3.46 940 907
140 31.8
3060 19800 2656
- - -
181.25 2 10.4 18.8
- - - -
211.26 - 5.31
- - - - - -
400 -
2445.9 - 9.68
- - -
- -
400 - - - -
11 - - - -
272.26 - 61
- -
180 - -
Rated
capacity planned (MW)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - -
- - -
400 - - - -
11 - - - - - - -
180 - -
Initial
operation of hydro plant Dam owner
1943 1939 1968 1964 1976 1990 1933 n/s n/s
1984 1965 1977 1953 1980 1986 1877 1978 1977 1990 1950 1966
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2005 DWAF 1972 DWAF 1982 1982 1962 1925 1961 1964 1948 1955 1929 1969 1989 n/s n/s
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1968 1973
Private n/a
n/a 1955/68 n/a
1998 DWAF 1984 1934
n/a n/a
1986 DWAF 1986 1959 1955 1983 1979 1995 1986 1912 1968 1972 n/s n/s
n/a n/a n/a n/a
Eskom n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
DWAF TCTA
1978 n/s
City of Cape Town City of Cape Town
1977 DWAF
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