Marico-Bosveld Dam

Marico-Bosveld Dam
Marico-Bosveld Dam
Official name Marico-Bosveld Dam
Location North West, South Africa
Coordinates 25°28′15″S 26°23′50″E / 25.47083°S 26.39722°E / -25.47083; 26.39722
Opening date 1933
Dam and spillways
Height 34 metres (112 ft)
Length 1,524 metres (5,000 ft)
Impounds Groot Marico River
Reservoir
Creates Marico-Bosveld Dam Reservoir
Capacity 27,813,000 cubic metres (982,200,000 cu ft)
Surface area 438 hectares (1,080 acres)

Marico-Bosveld Dam is a dam on the Groot Marico River, near Groot Marico, North West, South Africa. It was established in 1933.

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