Rooikrantz Dam is a dam on the Buffalo River, about 15 km northwest of King William's Town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It lies due east of the larger and newer Sandile Dam.

Rooikrantz Dam
Official nameRooikrantz Dam
CountrySouth Africa
LocationKing William's Town, Eastern Cape
Coordinates32°45′2″S 27°19′07″E / 32.75056°S 27.31861°E / -32.75056; 27.31861
PurposeIrrigation and domestic use
Owner(s)Department of Water Affairs
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth fill dam
ImpoundsBuffalo River
Reservoir
CreatesRooikrantz Dam Reservoir

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