Lake Arthur Dam
Lake Arthur Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Tarka River, near Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1924 and serves mainly for irrigation purposes. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high.- Type: Reservoir
- Description: dam in South Africa
- Also known as: “Arthur” and “Lake Arthur”
Lake Arthur Dam
- Categories: dam and body of water
- Location: Eastern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-32.21156° or 32° 12′ 42″ south
Longitude
25.81426° or 25° 48′ 51″ east
Elevation
893 metres (2,930 feet)
Open location code
4GV7QRQ7+9P
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 Uzbek—“Lake Arthur Dam” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Lake Arthur-dam”
- Hausa: “Dam din Lake Arthur”
- Persian: “سد دریاچه ارتور”
- Uzbek: “Lake Arthur toʻgʻoni”
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