Olushandja Dam

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Olushandja Dam
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The Olushandja Dam
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Location in Namibia
Country Namibia
Coordinates 17°26′S14°39′E / 17.43°S 14.65°E / -17.43; 14.65
Opening date1990
Dam and spillways
Impounds Etaka River
Reservoir
Total capacity42.331 million cubic metres

Olushandja Dam is a dam on the Etaka River outside of Oshakati in the Oshana 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

  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.