The Rust de Winter Dam is a dam located on the
Elands River,
Limpopo
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South Africa
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History
It was established in 1920 and has a capacity of 28 million m
3 behind a wall of 31 m.
The dam is used for irrigation of farms. The name has its origin from when cattle were brought up from the Highveld for grazing in the winter.
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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)
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*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
Sources
List of South African Dams
from the Department of Water Affairs
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 ...
Department of Water Affairs list of existing dams, October 2011
visited 10 June 2013
Dams in South Africa
Dams completed in 1920
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