Hely-Hutchinson Dam
Hely-Hutchinson Dam is a reservoir in Western Cape, South Africa and has an elevation of 1,036 metres. Hely-Hutchinson Dam is situated nearby to the locality Hell’s Gates, as well as near the suburb Rontree.- Type: Reservoir (intermittent)
- Description: dam in South Africa
- Also known as: “Hely-Hutchinson Reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Table Mountain National Park and Waterworks Museum.
Table Mountain National Park
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
The Waterworks Museum is located on the northern side of Table Mountain, between the Woodhead and Hely-Hutchinson Reservoirs, in Cape Town, South Africa.
Woodhead Dam
Reservoir
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bakoven and Camps Bay.
Bakoven
Suburb
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
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
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.
Hely-Hutchinson Dam
- Categories: dam and body of water
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.97693° or 33° 58′ 37″ south
Longitude
18.4105° or 18° 24′ 38″ east
Elevation
1,036 metres (3,399 feet)
Open location code
4FRW2CF6+66
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
OpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yes
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Localities in the Area
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