Sandile Dam

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| name = Sandile Dam

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| name_official = Sandile Dam

| dam_crosses = Keiskamma River

| res_name = Sandile Dam Reservoir

| country = South Africa

| location = Keiskammahoek, Eastern Cape

| owner = Department of Water Affairs

| dam_length = {{convert|760|m}}

| dam_height = {{convert|58|m}}

| dam_type = zoned embankment

| purpose = Irrigation

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| opening = 1983

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| res_capacity_total = {{convert|30960000|m3}}

| res_catchment = 348 km2

| res_surface = {{convert|146|ha}}

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Sandile Dam is a zoned embankment dam located on the Keiskamma River Ezingcuka near Keiskammahoek, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1983 and serves mainly for irrigation purposes. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3).

The dam was named in honour of King Sandile kaNgqika, once the reigning king of the Rharhabe sub-group of the Xhosa nation.

See also

References

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  • [http://www.dwaf.gov.za/iwqs/gis_apps/dam/dams/index.htm List of South African Dams] from the South African Department of Water Affairs

Category:Dams in South Africa

Category:Dams completed in 1983

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