Clanwilliam Dam
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Clanwilliam Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Olifants River, near Clanwilliam, Western Cape
, South Africa
. It was established in 1935, and the wall was raised to its current height of 43 metres (141.1 ft) in 1964. The main purpose of the dam is to provide irrigation water to the agricultural region downstream. It has a capacity of 121800000 cubic metres (4,301,326,344.7 cu ft).
The feasibility of raising the dam wall by another 15 metres has been investigated.
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It was established in 1935, and the wall was raised to its current height of 43 metres (141.1 ft) in 1964. The main purpose of the dam is to provide irrigation water to the agricultural region downstream. It has a capacity of 121800000 cubic metres (4,301,326,344.7 cu ft).
The feasibility of raising the dam wall by another 15 metres has been investigated.