Fika-Patso Dam
Appearance
Fika-Patso Dam | |
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Official name | Fika-Patso Dam |
Country | South Africa |
Location | Phuthaditjhaba, Free State |
Coordinates | 28°40′21″S 28°51′24″E / 28.67250°S 28.85667°E |
Purpose | Industrial and domestic |
Opening date | 1986 |
Owner(s) | Department of Water Affairs |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earth fill dam |
Impounds | Namahadi River |
Height | 60 m |
Length | 300 m |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Fika-Patso Dam Reservoir |
Total capacity | 28 000 000 m3 |
Surface area | 132 ha |
Fika-Patso Dam is a combined earth-fill/rock-fill type dam located on the Namahadi River, the uppermost section of the Elands River, a tributary of the Wilge River.[1]
It is located near Phuthaditjhaba, Free State, South Africa. It was established in 1986 and its primary purpose is water for domestic and industrial usage.[2]
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