Olushandja Dam

Olushandja Dam
Olushandja Dam
	The Olushandja Dam
	Location in Namibia
Country	Namibia
Coordinates	17°26′S14°39′E / 17.43°S 14.65°E
Opening date	1990
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Etaka River
Reservoir
Total capacity	42.331 million cubic metres

Last updated September 15, 2025

Olushandja Dam is a dam on the Etaka River outside of Outapi in the Omusati Region of Namibia. The dam was completed in 1990.^[1] Its lake has a maximum capacity of 42.331 million cubic metres, and stores water from the Calueque Dam on the Cunene River in nearby Angola which supports hydroelectricity generation in the Ruacana Power Station downstream.^[2]

References

↑ Olushandja Dam from NamWater.com.na
↑ "Namibia Crane News 32" (PDF). Namibia Crane Working Group. October 2007. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

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[1] Olushandja Dam from NamWater.com.na

[2] "Namibia Crane News 32" (PDF). Namibia Crane Working Group. October 2007. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

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