Spitskop Dam

Spitskop Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the in the Northern Cape Province north of the city of Kimberley in . It was established in 1975 and rebuilt in 1989 after breaching during a flood in 1988.
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Spitskop Dam

Latitude
-28.07661° or 28° 4′ 36″ south
Longitude
24.54435° or 24° 32′ 40″ east
Elevation
1,044 metres (3,425 feet)
Open location code
5G36WGFV+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 6891441
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
7871040
Wiki­data ID
Q7578309
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Persian—“Spitskop Dam” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Spitskopdam
  • Hausa: Dam ɗin Spitskop
  • Italian: diga di Spitskop
  • Persian: سد اسپیسکوپ

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