The Glen Melville Dam is a dam supplied by the Orange-Fish River Tunnel, near Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1992[2][3] and its main purpose is for domestic and industrial use.[4][5]
| Glen Melville | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa[1] |
| Location | Grahamstown |
| Coordinates | 33°11′6″S 26°39′19″E / 33.18500°S 26.65528°E |
| Opening date | 1992 |
| Operator(s) | Department of Water Affairs & Forestry[1] |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height (foundation) | 32 |
| Length | 380 |
| Dam volume | 114 |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 7 |
The construction of the dam was motivated by the lack of access to sufficient water in Grahamstown.[2][6]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "Provincial State of Dams". Department of Water and Sanitation. Republic of South Africa. February 27, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ a b "ANNALS OF THE EASTERN CAPE MUSEUMS" (PDF). Directorate of Museums & Heritage Resources, Eastern Cape Province. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Booth, Anthony J.; Weyl, Olaf L. F. (2008-08-01). "Retention of T-bar anchor and dart tags by a wild population of African sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus". Fisheries Research. 92 (2): 333–339. Bibcode:2008FishR..92..333B. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2008.02.002. ISSN 0165-7836.
- ^ "Glen Melville". Malcolm Dunstan & Associates. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "SA Register of Large Dams – SANCOLD". Archived from the original on 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- ^ Dyongman, Lucas Nowicki and Loyiso (2022-04-04). "Despite rain, Makana municipality still cannot provide water consistently". GroundUp News. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
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