Voëlvlei Dam
Voëlvlei Dam is a dam located in the Western Cape, South Africa near the town of Gouda. The earth-fill wall is 2,910 metres long and 10 metres high. The reservoir covers an area of 1,524 hectares and has a capacity of 168,000 megalitres, making it the second-largest reservoir in the Western Cape Water Supply System.
- Reservoir
- …has a surface elevation of around 70 metres (240 feet)
- Description: dam in South Africa
- Also known as“Voëlvlei”“Vogel Vallij”“Vogelvlei”
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Latitude
-33.36522° or 33° 21′ 55″ south
Longitude
19.04202° or 19° 2′ 31″ east
Open location code
4FRXJ2MR+WR
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Uzbek—“Voëlvlei Dam” goes by many names.
Dam ɗin VoëlvleiHausa
diga di VoëlvleiItalian
سد وئولیPersian
Letamo la VoelvleiTswana
Voëlvlei toʻgʻoniUzbek
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