Buffeljags Dam
Buffeljags Dam is a gravity/earth-fill type dam on the Buffeljags River, near Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1967 and renovated in 1983. Its primary purpose today is for irrigation use.Buffeljags Dam
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- Description: dam in near Swellendam, Western Cape
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Latitude
-34.0109° or 34° 0′ 39″ south
Longitude
20.5465° or 20° 32′ 47″ east
Open location code
4GQ2XGQW+JJ
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
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In Other Languages
From Hausa to Uzbek—“Buffeljags Dam” goes by many names.
- Hausa: “Ruwan ruwa na Buffeljags”
- Italian: “diga di Buffeljags”
- Swahili: “Bwawa la Buffeljags”
- Tswana: “Letamo la Buffeljags”
- Uzbek: “Buffeljags toʻgʻoni”
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