Kammanassie Dam
Kammanassie Dam is a gravity type dam located on the Kammanassie River, near De Rust, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1923. The primary purpose of the dam is to provide water for irrigation, and its hazard potential has been ranked high (3).
| Kammanassie Dam | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Kammanassie Dam |
| Location | Western Cape, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 33°40′1″S 22°25′1″E |
| Opening date | 1923 |
| Operator(s) | Department of Water Affairs and Forestry |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | gravity |
| Impounds | Kammanassie River |
| Height | 35 m |
| Length | 390 m |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Kammanassie Dam Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 35 870 000 m³ |
| Surface area | 351.6 ha |
History
Followed unprecedented rain and the accompanied flood of 1916 in South Africa (after a long period of drought), special legislation was passed to provide relief to the victims of both the drought and the floods. The Department of Irrigation devoted itself to an active policy of continuous development, and this has led to the construction of a number of major dams with crest heights in excess of 20m. These include the Hartebeespoort Dam, Lake Mentz, the Tygerpoort Dam, the Kammanassie Dam, the Grassridge Dam, and Lake Arthur.[1]
The Stompdrift and Kamanassie Dam provides water for 13 513 ha of agriculture land in the Klein Karoo. The two dams can on average supply 22 million cubic meters per annum (mm³ /a) of the total allocation of 28 mm³/a.
References
- Turton, A.R. (2004). A Hydropolitical History of South Africa's International River Basins. Pretoria: University of Pretoria. p. 48. ISBN 1-77005-042-6.