Clanwilliam Dam
Clanwilliam Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Olifants River, near Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1935, and the wall was raised to its current height of 43 metres in 1964.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: dam on the Olifants River in the Western Cape, South Africa
- Also known as: “Clanwilliam”
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Clanwilliam
Town
Clanwilliam is a town in the Olifants River valley in the Western Cape, South Africa, about 200 kilometres north of Cape Town. It is located in, and the seat of, the Cederberg Local Municipality. As of 2011 Clanwilliam had a population of 7,674. Clanwilliam is situated 4 km north of Clanwilliam Dam.
Clanwilliam Dam
- Categories: dam and body of water
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Persian—“Clanwilliam Dam” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Clanwilliamdam”
- Cebuano: “Clanwilliam Dam”
- Hausa: “Dam ɗin Clanwilliam”
- Persian: “سد کلانویلیام”
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