Somersfontein Dam
Somersfontein Dam is a reservoir in Western Cape, South Africa.Places of Interest
Highlights include Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme.
Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme
Power station
Photo: Zaian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme consists of two 200 megawatts turbine units located 2 kilometres upstream of the Kogelberg Dam on the Palmiet River near Cape Town, South Africa.
Somersfontein Dam
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.2299° or 34° 13′ 48″ southLongitude
18.961° or 18° 57′ 40″ eastOpen location code
4FQWQXC6+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 47683716OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
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Satellite Map
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Highlights include Klein-Palmiet Dam and Arieskraal Dam.
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