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There are >345 dams in Limpopo with a capacity >20 000 m3 (domestic, industrial, irrigation, stock watering)
- Albasini Dam
- Ebenezer Dam
- Flag Boshielo Dam
- Mokolo Dam (Hans Strijdom)
- Nandoni Dam
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Albasini Dam
Albasini Dam was built in 1952 and was raised (by means of spillway gates) in 1970/71. This dam was built primarily to supply the Levubu Irrigation Scheme.
| Constructed | Capacity (mil.cub.m) | Wall Type | River |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 25.6 | Gravity and Arch | Luvuhu River |
Ebenezer Dam
| Constructed | Capacity (mil.cub.m) | Wall type | River |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 70 | Earth fill | Great Letaba |
Flag Boshielo Dam
Flag Boshielo was born in 1920 in Phokoane village, in the Sekhukhuneland district in Northern Transvaal, now Limpopo Province. Boshielo joined the ANC and SACP in the 1940’s. He was founder member of Sebatakgomo, a migrant worker movement formed in 1954. The ANC sent him to Moscow for political and military training. From there he went to Tanzania where he Umkhonto we Sizwe. In 1972, he was captured near Caprivi by the Rhodesian security while trying to infiltrate South Africa. Boshielo has not been seen since.
| Constructed | Capacity (mil.cub.m) | Wall type | River |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 completed. Raised and refurbished 2004 | 185 | Earthfill (left flank) Concrete (roll crete) | Olifants River |
Mokolo Dam (Hans Strijdom)
The Mokolo Dam was previously known as the Hans Strydom Dam.
| Constructed | Capacity (mil.cub.m) | Wall type | River |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 146 | Rockfill | Mokolo River |
Nandoni Dam
The Nandoni Dam was scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2005 and the Water Treatment Works scheduled for completion in 2009.
| Constructed | Capacity | Wall type | River |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 163 | Earthfill and Concrete Gravity | Luvhuvhu River |
Note: Previously known as the Mtoti Dam
