P K Le Roux Dam
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P K Le Roux Dam is the former name of South Africa’s Vanderkloof Dam, a major concrete structure on the Orange River used for water storage, irrigation, and hydroelectric power generation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| P K Le Roux Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| classification | large dam ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Vanderkloof Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
peak power generation
ⓘ
river regulation ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricPlant | Vanderkloof Hydroelectric Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureType |
energy infrastructure
ⓘ
water resources infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasSpillwayType | controlled spillway ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | concrete gravity dam ⓘ |
| hasTurbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| hasUse |
flood control
ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ |
| isMajorComponentOf | South African national water infrastructure ⓘ |
| isPartOfSystem | Orange–Vaal water management system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUpstreamFrom | Orange River mouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBasin | Orange River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Vanderkloof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Orange River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamOf | Gariep Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pieter Koert Le Roux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | South African politician ⓘ |
| operator | Department of Water and Sanitation (South Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Government of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Orange River Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| region | Karoo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Vanderkloof Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName |
Vanderkloof Dam Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vanderkloof Dam Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesArea |
Free State Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Cape Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
downstream irrigation schemes
ⓘ
power grid support in South Africa ⓘ |
| watercourse | Orange River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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