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Below is a list of dams and reservoirs in Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Name of dam (Alternative)Nearest townImpoundsYear completed (commissioned)Capacity (Megaliter)Surface area (km2)Height of wall (meter)LocationNotes
Aasvoel DamHumansdorpSeekoei River19973901534°2′52″S 24°44′47″E / 34.04778°S 24.74639°E / -34.04778; 24.74639
Anderson DamDordrechtHolspruit19901 53030019
Andrew F.C. Turpin DamBedfordNyara River32°39′8″S 26°4′18″E / 32.65222°S 26.07167°E / -32.65222; 26.07167
Arnhem DamGrahamstown
Avonleigh DamGraaff-ReinetMoordenaars River
Bakers DamWillowmore
Balura Dam (Ciskei)Alice
Bathurst Stream DamBathurst
Beervlei DamWillowmoreGroot River195788,096[1]33°02′19″S 23°27′57″E / 33.03861°S 23.46583°E / -33.03861; 23.46583
Belfort DamMatatiele413[1]30°09′39″S 28°43′15″E / 30.16083°S 28.72083°E / -30.16083; 28.72083
Biggs DamMiddelburg
Binfield Park DamAliceTyhume River198636,849[1]1.8706032°41′13″S 26°54′16″E / 32.68694°S 26.90444°E / -32.68694; 26.90444
Birmingham Dam (new)
Bizana Dam
Bloemhof Dam
Bokkloof Dam
Bonkolo DamQueenstownKomani River19086,943[1]2431°52′04.4″S 26°55′15.4″E / 31.867889°S 26.920944°E / -31.867889; 26.920944 (Bongolo Dam)
Boshoek Dam
Bravo Dam
Bridle Drift DamEast LondonBuffels River196997,923[1]7.4605532°59′22″S 27°43′14″E / 32.98944°S 27.72056°E / -32.98944; 27.72056
Bulhoek Dam
Bulk River Dam
Bulolo Dam
Bushmans Krantz DamKatbergOskraal River[2]4,818[1]32°20′58″S 26°40′56″E / 32.34944°S 26.68222°E / -32.34944; 26.68222
Cata DamKeiskammahoekCata River12,080[1]
Churchill Dam (Krom River Dam)34°0′3″S 24°29′36″E / 34.00083°S 24.49333°E / -34.00083; 24.49333
Collywobbles Dam
Corana Dam725[1]
Ctaigievar Dam
Cypress Grove Dam
Dabi Dam
Darlington Dam179,840[1]33°08′52″S 25°07′59″E / 33.14778°S 25.13306°E / -33.14778; 25.13306
De Mistkraal Dam2,053[1]
Debe DamMiddle Drift 6,331
Dennegeur Dam
Dogplum Dam
Donnybrook Dam
Doring River Dam31°29′50″S 27°19′58″E / 31.49722°S 27.33278°E / -31.49722; 27.33278
Driefontein Dam31°51′58″S 23°53′18″E / 31.86611°S 23.88833°E / -31.86611; 23.88833
Drieshof Dam
Du Toitsvlakte Dam
Edenvale Dam
Eensaamheid Dam
Elandsdrift DamCradockGreat Fish River3,546[1]32°31′48.2″S 25°45′22.5″E / 32.530056°S 25.756250°E / -32.530056; 25.756250
Endwell van Niekerk Dam
Eselhoek Dam
Ezeljacht Dam
Fingo Gronde Dam
First Falls Dam
Formosa Dam
Gcuwa Dam421[1]32°18′47″S 28°08′01″E / 32.31306°S 28.13361°E / -32.31306; 28.13361
Geelhout Dam
Glen Boyd Dam
Glen Cliffe Dam
Glen Melville Dam6,229[1]33°11′43″S 26°39′00″E / 33.19528°S 26.65000°E / -33.19528; 26.65000
Glenbrock Dam
Glenthorn Dam
Grassridge Dam Groot Brak River 44,5[2]
Groendal Dam Swartopz River 11,7[2]
Gubu Dam Gubu River 8,6[2]
Golden Ridge Dam
Impofu Dam Krom River 105,8[2]
Jozanashoek Dam Sterkspruit River 9,5[2]
Katrivier Dam Kat River 24,9[2]
Kommandodrift Dam Tarka River 55,9[2]
Koega Dam Koega River 126[2]
Kromrivier Dam Krom River 35,3[2]
Laing Dam Buffalo River 19[2]
Lake Arthur Dam Tarka River 11,3[2]
Loerie Dam Loeriespruit River 3,1[2]
Lubisi Dam Indwe River 113,6[2]
Mabeleni Dam Mhlahlane River 2,1[2]
Macubeni Dam Cacadu River 3,4[2]
Mlanga Dam Mlanga River 1,6[2]
Mnyameni Dam uMnyama River 1,9[2]
Nahoon Dam Nahoom River 19,3[2]
Ncora Dam Tsomo River 147,3[2]
Nqadu Dam Nqadu River 1,3[2]
Nqweba Dam Sondags River 44,8[2]
Ntenetyana Dam Ntenetyana River 1,7[2]
Nuwejaars Dam Nuwejaarspruit Rivier 4,6[2]
Oxkraal Dam Oskraal River 14,9[2]
Rooikrans Dam Quonce Buffalo River 4,8[2]
Sandile Dam Keiskammahoerk 29,656[1] 32°42′29″S 27°06′08″E / 32.70806°S 27.10222°E / -32.70806; 27.10222
Settlers DamGrahamstownKariega River and Palmiet River33°24′42″S 26°30′34″E / 33.41167°S 26.50944°E / -33.41167; 26.50944
Toleni Dam Toleni River 29,7[2]
Tsojana Dam Tsojana River 12,3[2]
Umtata Dam Mtata River 244,7[2]
Waterdown Dam Klipplaat Rivier 37,5[2]
Wriggleswade Dam Kubisi Rivier 91,5[2]
Xilinxa Dam Xilinxa River 13,9[2]
Xonxa Dam White Kei River 115,9[2]
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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 South African Department of Water and Sanitation. State of the Reservoirs: Supplementary Report. 2022-01-14
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Jan, Booysen (21 February 2022). "Eastern Cape Province Dam Levels | Water Reservoirs | State of Dams". SAWX South African Weather. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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