Vondo Dam Type: Earth-Fill, Dam Construction Date: 1985 - Renovated in 1994 Location: Limpopo, South Africa S 22.950253° E 30.351824° |
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Vondo Dam, situated near Thohoyando, Limpopo Province, South Africa is a 43m high Earth-Fill Dam with a 286m crest length.Outlet works comprises of a stunning wet well intake tower and the dam serves mainly for irrigation purposes.
Dam capacity is 30.5 million m³ and a gross storage capacity of 130 million m³. Vondo Dam Instrumentation consists of the following:
Instruments installed in and around the Dam Embankment are intended to monitor:
Installed Instruments Specification:
Designers: Department of Water Affairs (South Africa) Consulting Engineers: Department of Water Affairs (South Africa) Contractors: Department of Water Affairs (South Africa) |
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