Kwena Dam
title: "Kwena Dam" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["dams-in-mpumalanga", "dams-completed-in-1987"] topic_path: "general/dams-in-mpumalanga" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwena_Dam" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kwena Dam |
| image | Kwena_Dam-003.jpg |
| image_size | 280px |
| image_caption | Kwena Dam wall |
| name_official | Kwena Dam |
| dam_crosses | Crocodile River |
| res_name | Kwena Dam Reservoir |
| country | South Africa |
| location | Lydenburg, Mpumalanga |
| owner | Department of Water Affairs |
| dam_length | 1783 m |
| dam_height | 50 m |
| dam_type | AG |
| purpose | Drinking water and irrigation |
| opening | 1984 |
| res_capacity_total | 160,800 megalitre |
| res_catchment | 954 km2 |
| res_surface | 12.504 ha |
| coordinates | |
| location_map | South Africa |
| location_map_size | 280 |
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| name = Kwena Dam | image = Kwena_Dam-003.jpg | image_size = 280px | image_caption = Kwena Dam wall | name_official = Kwena Dam | dam_crosses = Crocodile River | res_name = Kwena Dam Reservoir | country = South Africa | location = Lydenburg, Mpumalanga | owner = Department of Water Affairs | dam_length = 1783 m | dam_height = 50 m | dam_type = AG | purpose = Drinking water and irrigation | dam_width_base = | construction_began = | opening = 1984 | cost = | res_capacity_total = 160,800 megalitre | res_catchment = 954 km2 | res_surface = 12.504 ha | plant_turbines = | plant_capacity = | plant_annual_gen = | coordinates = | location_map = South Africa | location_map_size = 280 | website =
Kwena Dam is a combined gravity and arch type dam located on the Crocodile River, near Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It was established in 1984 and it serves mainly for irrigation purposes. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high.
References
References
- (December 2017). "State of Dams in Mpumalanga Province as on 20091214 - Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters (Nett)". [[Department of Water Affairs (South Africa)]].
- (September 2009). "List of Registered Dams - September 2009". [[Department of Water Affairs]].
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