Berg River Dam
The Berg River Dam is a 68-metre high dam on the Berg River in South Africa. Situated between the towns of Franschhoek and Paarl, it is the centerpiece of the Berg Water Project which is designed to capture the winter rainfall and store it for supply to Cape Town during the dry summer months.
- Reservoir
- Description: dam in Western Cape
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Franschhoek.
Berg River Dam
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Latitude
-33.9283° or 33° 55′ 42″ south
Longitude
19.0616° or 19° 3′ 42″ east
Open location code
4FRX33C6+MJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Tswana—“Berg River Dam” goes by many names.
BergrivierdamAfrikaans
Dam ɗin Kogin BergHausa
Ọdọ Mmiri nke Osimiri BergIgbo
diga di Berg RiverItalian
BergdemningenNorwegian
Berg-demningenNorwegian Bokmål
Skuifraam-demningenNorwegian Bokmål
سد رود برگPersian
Letamo la Berg RiverTswana
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