Ohrigstad Dam

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Ohrigstad Dam
Country South Africa
Location Ohrigstad, Mpumalanga
Coordinates 24°55′01″S30°37′01″E / 24.91694°S 30.61694°E / -24.91694; 30.61694 Coordinates: 24°55′01″S30°37′01″E / 24.91694°S 30.61694°E / -24.91694; 30.61694
Purpose Irrigation and domestic
Opening date 1955
Owner(s) Department of Water Affairs
Dam and spillways
Type of dam rockfill
Impounds Ohrigstad River
Height 51.8m
Length 377 m
Reservoir
Creates Ohrigstad Dam Reservoir
Total capacity 14 216 000 m3
Catchment area 84 km2
Surface area 99.2 ha

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