Gariep Dam

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arch dam dam gravity dam reservoir

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.

Aliases (2)

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 NERFINISHED →
damHeight	approximately 88 metres →
damLength	approximately 914 metres →
design	concrete gravity-arch design →
formerlyKnownAs	Hendrik Verwoerd Dam →
hasFeature	ship-like viewing tower →
hasPowerStation	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 NERFINISHED →
namedAfter	Gariep River →
nearestTown	Gariepdam →
numberOfTurbines	4 →
openingDate	1971 →
operator	Department of Water and Sanitation (South Africa) →
partOf	Orange River Project →
projectDeveloper	South African government →
purpose	flood control → hydroelectric power generation → irrigation → recreation → water storage →
regionServed	Eastern Cape NERFINISHED → Free State → Northern Cape NERFINISHED →
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 (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Free State →	contains
Gariep Dam ("Hendrik Verwoerd Dam") →	formerlyKnownAs
Orange River →	hasDam
Gariep Dam ("Gariep Hydroelectric Power Station") →	hasPowerStation