Bon Accord Dam
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Official name | Bon Accord Dam |
Country | South Africa |
Location | Pretoria, Gauteng |
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Purpose | Irrigation, drinking water |
Opening date | 1923 |
Owner(s) | Tshwane Metro |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earth fill dam |
Impounds | Apies River |
Height | 17 m |
Length | 1167 m |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Bon Accord Dam Reservoir |
Total capacity | 4 290 000 m³ |
Surface area | 144 ha |
Bon Accord Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Apies River, some 15 km north of Pretoria. The dam comprises an earth embankment with a side spillway. The catchment area of the dam is 315 km² and comprises primarily the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipal area in Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1923 and its main purpose is irrigation.
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