Xhosa: Nqweba (org. van Ryneveld's Pass Dam) | |
Name Official: | Nqweba Dam |
Dam Crosses: | Sondags River |
Res Name: | Nqweba Dam Reservoir |
Location: | Camdeboo National Park, Graaff-Reinet |
Operator: | Department of Water and Sanitation |
Dam Length: | 357 m |
Dam Height: | 46 m |
Dam Type: | earth-fill |
Res Capacity Total: | 46 369 000 m³ |
Res Catchment: | 3 668 km2 |
Res Surface: | 1 028.5 ha |
Coordinates: | -32.2356°N 24.5278°W |
Country: | South Africa |
Location Map: | Eastern Cape#South Africa |
Nqweba Dam (previously known as Van Ryneveld's Pass Dam), is an earth-fill type dam located on the Sundays River in the Camdeboo National Park, in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
It was opened in 1925. The dam has a capacity of, and a surface area of, the wall is, and is long. Once an irrigation dam, it now mainly serves to supply potable water for domestic and industrial use to the residents and businesses of Graaff-Reinet. Its hazard potential has been ranked high (3).
The new name given in 2001,, means "meeting place" in Xhosa.[1]