Middelburg Dam is a dam located on the
Klein Olifants River
Klein may refer to:
People
*Klein (surname)
* Klein (musician)
Places
*Klein (crater), a lunar feature
* Klein, Montana, United States
*Klein, Texas, United States
* Klein (Ohm), a river of Hesse, Germany, tributary of the Ohm
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, part of the
Olifants River basin. It is located near
Middelburg, Mpumalanga
Middelburg is a large farming and industrial town in the South African province of Mpumalanga.
History
It was initially established as a halfway station between Lydenburg and Pretoria by the Republic of Lydenburg in 1860. That republic would me ...
,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
.
List of South African Dams
from the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa)
The Department of Water and Sanitation is one of the departments of the South African government. It is responsible for the state of water and sanitation in South Africa.
In May 2009, following the election of Jacob Zuma, the Department of W ...
Construction was completed in 1978, at a cost of €54.2 million. The cost was partially subsided by the French and German Governments, at a cost of €20.5 million, whilst also using a donation from the European Stability Mechanism
The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) is an intergovernmental organization located in Luxembourg City, which operates under public international law for all eurozone member states having ratified a special ESM intergovernmental treaty. It was ...
, valued at €10 million. The primary purpose of the dam is to serve for water supply and its hazard potential has been ranked high (3).
See also
*List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa
The following is a partial list of dams in South Africa. __NOTOC__
In South African English (as well as Afrikaans), a dam refers to both the wall as well as the reservoir or lake that builds up as a consequence.
List of dams (reservoirs)
...
*List of rivers of South Africa
This is a list of rivers in South Africa.
It is quite common to find the Afrikaans word ''-rivier'' as part of the name. Another common suffix is "''-kamma''", from the Khoisan term for "river"
Meiring, Barbara"South African Toponymic Guideline ...
References
Olifants River (Limpopo)
Dams in South Africa
Dams completed in 1978
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