Avis Dam

{{Short description|Dam outside of Windhoek, Namibia}}

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| name = Avis Dam

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| image = Avis dam, Windhoek, Namibia.jpg

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| image_caption = Avis Dam in April 2009

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| coordinates = {{Coord|22|34|29.16|S|17|7|45.62|E|type:landmark}}

| country = Namibia

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| status = O

| construction_began =

| opening = 1933

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| builder = South West Africa Administration

| owner = Windhoek Municipality

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| website = http://www.avisdam.org/

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File:Algae over Avis Dam 01.jpg

File:The Avis Dam.webm

The Avis Dam is a dam outside of Windhoek, Namibia. It was built in 1933 by the South African colonial authorities. It first flooded in April 1934, but only exceeded 75% again in 2007.[http://www.avisdam.org/index.html Friends of Avis Dam] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417065450/http://www.avisdam.org/index.html |date=2009-04-17 }} AvisDam.org