Bon Accord Dam
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| Bon Accord Dam | |
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| File:Bon Accorddam, Pretoria.jpg | |
| Official name | Bon Accord Dam |
| Country | South Africa |
| Location | Pretoria, Gauteng |
| Coordinates | 25°37′45″S 28°11′22″E / 25.62917°S 28.18944°E |
| 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.[1]
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References
- ↑ Broekhuysen, G. J. (September 1948). "Observations on the Birds of the Bon Accord Dam, Near Pretoria". Ostrich. 19 (2): 108–121. Bibcode:1948Ostri..19..108B. doi:10.1080/00306525.1948.9632999. ISSN 0030-6525.
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