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| maint = Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
| maint = Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
| length = 236 m
| length = 236 m
| height = 29 m
| height = 28 m
| type = buttress
| hydraulic_head =
| hydraulic_head =
| width =
| width =
| began =
| began =
| open = 1952
| open = 1952 (renovated in 1974)
| closed =
| closed =
| cost =
| cost =
| reservoir_capacity = 43 800 000 m³
| reservoir_capacity = 46 500 000 m³
| reservoir_catchment =
| reservoir_catchment = 595 km<sup>2</sup>
| reservoir_surface = 561 ha
| reservoir_surface = 560.6 ha
| turbines =
| turbines =
| installed_capacity =
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'''Doorndraai Dam''' is dam on the [[Sterk River]], [[Mogalakwena River]] basin, located near [[Mokopane]], [[Limpopo]], [[South Africa]]. It was established in 1952.
'''Doorndraai Dam''' is a buttress type dam on the [[Sterk River]], [[Mogalakwena River]] basin, located near [[Mokopane]], [[Limpopo]], [[South Africa]]. It was established in 1952 and has been renovated in 1974. Its primary purpose is for municipal and industrial use. The hazard potential is ranked to be high<ref>{{cite web|title=_sustinvent+|url=http://kt75-mirror.blogspot.ch/|publisher=_kt75 {{!}} mirror}}</ref>.


==See also==
==See also==
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== References ==
== References ==
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* [http://www.dwaf.gov.za/iwqs/gis_apps/dam/dams/index.htm List of South African Dams] from the [[Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa)]]
* [http://www.dwaf.gov.za/iwqs/gis_apps/dam/dams/index.htm List of South African Dams] from the [[Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa)]]



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Doorndraai Dam
Coordinates24°16′45″S 28°46′1″E / 24.27917°S 28.76694°E / -24.27917; 28.76694

Doorndraai Dam is a buttress type dam on the Sterk River, Mogalakwena River basin, located near Mokopane, Limpopo, South Africa. It was established in 1952 and has been renovated in 1974. Its primary purpose is for municipal and industrial use. The hazard potential is ranked to be high[1].

See also

References

  1. ^ "_sustinvent+". _kt75 | mirror.