Ncora Dam
Ncora Dam is a gravity type dam built by Concor and located on the Tsomo River, near Tsomo, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1972 and serves mainly for irrigation purposes. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high.Ncora Dam
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: dam in Eastern Cape
- Categories: gravity dam and body of water
- Location: Eastern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-31.76527° or 31° 45′ 55″ south
Longitude
27.64048° or 27° 38′ 26″ east
Elevation
1,031 metres (3,383 feet)
Open location code
4GW96JMR+V5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yoruba—“Ncora Dam” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Ncorhadam”
- Hausa: “Rashin ruwa na Ncora”
- Persian: “سد نیکورا”
- Uzbek: “Ncora toʻgʻoni”
- Yoruba: “Ncora Dam”
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