Sol Plaatje Dam
Sol Plaatje Dam is an earth-fill type dam located at the confluence of the As and Liebenbergsvlei Rivers near Bethlehem, Free State, South Africa. It was established in 1968 and serves mainly for municipal and domestic water supply.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: dam in South Africa
- Also known as: “Saulspoort Dam”, “Sol Plaatjie (Saulspoort) Dam”, and “Sol Plaatjie Dam”
Sol Plaatje Dam
- Categories: dam and body of water
- Location: Free State, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-28.2447° or 28° 14′ 41″ south
Longitude
28.389° or 28° 23′ 20″ east
Inception
1968
Open location code
5G3CQ94Q+4H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Sol Plaatje Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Uzbek—“Sol Plaatje Dam” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Saulspoortdam”
- Afrikaans: “Sol Plaatjedam”
- Hausa: “Dam ɗin Sol Plaatje”
- Italian: “diga di Sol Plaatjie”
- Persian: “سد سول پلاتیه”
- Tswana: “Letamo la Sol Plaatje”
- Uzbek: “Sol Plaatje toʻgʻoni”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sol Plaatje Power Station and Bethlehem Airport.
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