Modderpoort Dam
Modderpoort Dam is a combined buttress & earth-fill type dam located on the Rietfontein River, near Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1953 and serves primarily for irrigation purposes.- Type: Reservoir
- Description: dam in Northern Cape, South Africa
- Also known as: “Modderpoort se Dam”
Modderpoort Dam
- Categories: dam and body of water
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-31.94973° or 31° 56′ 59″ south
Longitude
22.14571° or 22° 8′ 45″ east
Elevation
1,374 metres (4,508 feet)
Open location code
4GW4342W+47
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 Hausa to Uzbek—“Modderpoort Dam” goes by many names.
- Hausa: “Modderpoort Dam”
- Italian: “diga di Modderpoort”
- Uzbek: “Modderpoort toʻgʻoni”
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