Woodhead Dam
Woodhead Dam is a dam on Table Mountain, Western Cape, South Africa. It was built in 1897 and supplies water to Cape Town. The dam, which was the first large masonry dam in South Africa, was designated as an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2008.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Reservoir (intermittent)
- Description: dam in Table Mountain, Western Cape, South Africa
- Also known as: “Woodhead Reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Table Mountain National Park and Waterworks Museum.
Table Mountain National Park
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Table Mountain National Park is a 221-km² park in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It protects the natural environment of the Table Mountain Chain, and in particular the rare fynbos vegetation.
Waterworks Museum
Museum
Photo: Zaian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Waterworks Museum is located on the northern side of Table Mountain, between the Woodhead and Hely-Hutchinson Reservoirs, in Cape Town, South Africa.
Table Mountain (Maclear’s beacon)
Peak
Photo: Barry Ne, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maclear's Beacon is a triangulation station used in Maclear's arc measurement for Earth's circumference determination. The beacon is situated on top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bakoven and Camps Bay.
Bakoven
Suburb
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bakoven is a small residential suburb in the Atlantic Seaboard region of Cape Town, South Africa. It is positioned between Victoria Road and the sea. South of Bakoven and Camps Bay the coastline is protected, with thousands of acres of mountain Nature Reserve.
Camps Bay
Photo: Octagon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Camps Bay is a suburb in Cape Town on the Cape Peninsula of South Africa. Founded as Kamps Baai it was once considered to become Cape Town's harbour. It has become a tourism hot spot because it offers a great combination of restaurants, bars, amenities, accommodation and a fantastic beach, all very close to each other.
Newlands
Suburb
Photo: Andresdewet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newlands is an upmarket suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located at the foot of Table Mountain in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, and is the wettest suburb in South Africa due to its high winter rainfall.
Woodhead Dam
- Categories: dam and body of water
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.97715° or 33° 58′ 38″ southLongitude
18.40466° or 18° 24′ 17″ eastElevation
728 metres (2,388 feet)Open location code
4FRW2CF3+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 25906115OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirOpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yes
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Persian—“Woodhead Dam” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد وودهيد”
- Hausa: “Dam ɗin Woodhead”
- Italian: “diga di Woodhead”
- Persian: “سد وودهد”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hell’s Gates and Rontree.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Erol’s Cave and Hely-Hutchinson Dam.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Woodhead Dam”. Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.