Wemmershoek Dam
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Wemmershoek Dam is a major water reservoir in South Africa’s Western Cape that supplies potable water to the Cape Town metropolitan area and surrounding regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wemmershoek Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ reservoir ⓘ |
| basinCountry | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catchmentArea | Wemmershoek River catchment ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in the Western Cape
ⓘ
Dams in South Africa ⓘ Reservoirs in South Africa ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1951 ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 235 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalContext | mountain catchment area ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
regulation of river flow
ⓘ
storage of raw water for treatment ⓘ |
| hasUse |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ |
| inception | 1957 ⓘ |
| isInfrastructureType | water supply infrastructure ⓘ |
| isMajorComponentOf | Cape Town water supply system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Cape Town bulk water supply network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape Winelands District Municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stellenbosch Local Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Cape ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Wemmershoek Mountain Catchment Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Western Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Cape Fold Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRiverBasin | Wemmershoek River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cape Town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franschhoek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Wemmershoek River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | City of Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Paarl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stellenbosch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Cape Water Supply System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
municipal water supply
ⓘ
potable water storage ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Cape Town metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City of Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo |
Cape Town metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Cape water supply system NERFINISHED ⓘ surrounding regions of Cape Town ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
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