Paris/Bivane Dam Type: Double Curvature Concrete Arch Dam (DCCAD) Construction Date: 2000 Location: Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa S 27.520232° E 31.054378° |
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Bivane/Paris Dam, situated in the North of Kwa-Zulu Natal is a 72m high Double Curvature Concrete Arch Dam with a 142m crest length.
The Dam capacity is 115 million m³ 22.4 million m³ with an active water storage volume of 19.2-million m³. Paris/Bivane Dam Instrumentation consists of the following:
Instruments installed in and around the Dam Embankment are intended to monitor:
Installed Instruments Specification:
Designers: N/A Consulting Engineers: BKS Contractors: Stocks & Stocks |
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