Gariep Dam
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Gariep Dam is South Africa’s largest storage reservoir, situated on the Orange River and serving as a key source of water, hydroelectric power, and recreation for the surrounding regions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gariep Dam canonical | 9 |
| Gariep Dam wall | 1 |
| Gariep Hydroelectric Power Station | 1 |
| Hendrik Verwoerd Dam | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch dam
ⓘ
dam ⓘ gravity dam ⓘ reservoir ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| crosses | Orange River ⓘ |
| damHeight | approximately 88 metres ⓘ |
| damLength | approximately 914 metres ⓘ |
| design | concrete gravity-arch design ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs |
Gariep Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hendrik Verwoerd Dam
|
| hasFeature | ship-like viewing tower ⓘ |
| hasPowerStation |
Gariep Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Gariep Hydroelectric Power Station
|
| hasRecreationArea | Gariep Dam Nature Reserve ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | approximately 360 MW ⓘ |
| isLargestReservoirIn | South Africa ⓘ |
| isUpstreamOf | Vanderkloof Dam ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince |
Eastern Cape
ⓘ
Free State ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Orange River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gariep River ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Gariepdam ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 4 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| operator | Department of Water and Sanitation (South Africa) ⓘ |
| partOf | Orange River Project ⓘ |
| projectDeveloper |
Government of South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
South African government
|
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Eastern Cape
ⓘ
Free State ⓘ Northern Cape ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | approximately 5,340,000,000 cubic metres ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | approximately 370 square kilometres ⓘ |
| spillwayType | controlled overflow ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
domestic water supply ⓘ fishing ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ tourism ⓘ water supply to irrigation schemes ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hendrik Verwoerd Dam
this entity surface form:
Gariep Hydroelectric Power Station
this entity surface form:
Gariep Dam wall