Tweedraai Dam

Tweedraai Dam
Tweedraai Dam
Official name	Tweedraai Dam
Location	Mpumalanga, South Africa
Coordinates	26°25′45″S29°13′0″E / 26.42917°S 29.21667°E Coordinates: 26°25′45″S29°13′0″E / 26.42917°S 29.21667°E
Opening date	1991
Operator(s)	Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	earth-fill
Impounds	Trichardtspruit
Height	20 metres (66 ft)
Length	1,100 metres (3,600 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Tweedraai Dam Reservoir
Total capacity	18×106 m3 (640×106 cu ft)
Catchment area	61 km2 (24 sq mi)
Surface area	237 hectares (590 acres)

Last updated March 22, 2019

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