Berg River Dam
The Berg River Dam is a 68-metre high dam on the Berg River in South Africa. 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.Photo: Danielsaaiman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Franschhoek.
Franschhoek
Photo: Zaian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Franschhoek is a city in the Cape Winelands. Franschhoek makes a serious attempt at being the food and wine capital of South Africa and there are many fine restaurants. It's a great place to relax, enjoy top food and wine, in a spectacular atmosphere.
Berg River Dam
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: dam in Western Cape
- Categories: dam and body of water
- Location: Stellenbosch Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.9283° or 33° 55′ 42″ southLongitude
19.0616° or 19° 3′ 42″ eastOpen location code
4FRX33C6+MJOpenStreetMap ID
way 30831820OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q3445613
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Persian—“Berg River Dam” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Bergrivierdam”
- Igbo: “Ọdọ Mmiri nke Osimiri Berg”
- Italian: “diga di Berg River”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Berg-demningen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bergdemningen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Skuifraam-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Bergdemningen”
- Persian: “سد رود برگ”
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