Goreangab Dam

Goreangab Dam
Goreangab Dam
	Location of Goreangab Dam in Namibia
Official name	Goreangab Dam
Country	Namibia
Location	Windhoek, Khomas Region
Coordinates	22°31′0″S 17°1′0″E
Opening date	1958
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Arebbusch River
Height	17 m (56 ft)[1]
Reservoir
Total capacity	3.6 million cubic metres (4,700,000 cu yd)
Surface area	1.1 km2 (270 acres)

Goreangab Dam is a dam in the north-western suburbs of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It dams the ephemeral Arebbusch River and its tributary, the Gammams River, which both run across Windhoek. The reservoir behind the dam has a capacity of 3.6 million cubic metres (4,700,000 cu yd).[2]

Goreangab Dam
Goreangab Dam

References

"Aquastat "Namibia Dams"". UN FAO. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
Ogunmokun, A. A.; Mwandemele, O. D.; Dima, S. J. (2000). "Use of recycled waste water from biogas digesters for vegetable production in the Goreangab Dam Area of Windhoek Municipality". 1st WARFSA/WATERNET Symposium, Maputo Mozambique.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

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[1] "Aquastat "Namibia Dams"". UN FAO. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

[biogas-2] Ogunmokun, A. A.; Mwandemele, O. D.; Dima, S. J. (2000). "Use of recycled waste water from biogas digesters for vegetable production in the Goreangab Dam Area of Windhoek Municipality". 1st WARFSA/WATERNET Symposium, Maputo Mozambique.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)