Modderpoort Dam

Modderpoort Dam is a combined buttress & earth-fill type dam located on the Rietfontein River, near , , . It was established in 1953 and serves primarily for irrigation purposes.
Wikipedia
  • Reservoir
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,374 metres (4,508 feet)
  • …is also known as “Modderpoort se Dam”
  • Description: dam in Northern Cape, South Africa

Modderpoort Dam

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Latitude
-31.94973° or 31° 56′ 59″ south
Longitude
22.14571° or 22° 8′ 45″ east
Open location code
4GW4342W+47
Open­Street­Map ID
way 124535027
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
975101
Wiki­data ID
Q6888076

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In Other Languages

From Hausa to Uzbek—“Modderpoort Dam” goes by many names.
  • Hausa: “Modderpoort Dam”
  • Italian: “diga di Modderpoort”
  • Uzbek: “Modderpoort toʻgʻoni”

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