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Lindleyspoort Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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Lindleyspoort Dam is a concrete arch type dam located on the Elands River, near Swartruggens, North West, South Africa. It was constructed in 1943 and renovated in 1968. The main purpose of the dam is to provide irrigation. Its hazard potential has been ranked high (3).

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

More dams in South Africa

  1. Vanderkloof Dam108 m
  2. Sterkfontein Dam93 m
  3. Pongolapoort Dam89 m
  4. Gariep Dam88 m
  5. Goedertrouw Dam88 m

Other tall dams worldwide

  1. Rogun Dam · Tajikistan335 m
  2. Shuangjiangkou Dam · China312 m
  3. Norak Dam · Tajikistan300 m
  4. Grande Dixence dam · Switzerland285 m
  5. Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam · Russia245 m
  6. Oroville Dam · United States234.7 m
  7. Bhakra Dam · India225.6 m
  8. Hoover Dam · United States221 m