Kwena Dam is a combined gravity and arch type dam located on the
Crocodile River, near
Lydenburg,
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It ...
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South Africa. It was established in 1984 and it serves mainly for irrigation purposes. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high.
See also
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List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa
References
List of South African Damsfrom the
Department of Water Affairs
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Dams in South Africa
Dams completed in 1987