The Kouga Dam supplies irrigations water to the Kouga and Gamtoos valleys as well as drinking water to the Port Elizabeth metropolitan area via the Lourie, South Africa balancing dam.
The dam can be accessed by following the R330 and then the R331 from the N2 at Humansdorp

Humansdorp

Humansdorp is a small town and surrounding district in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, with a population of around 35,000 . It is part of the Kouga Local Municipality of the Cacadu District. The town is the centre of the district's light industry and farming...

. All but the last 4km is tarred road and there is a short tunnel just before the dam wall.

Power plant

There are three 1200 kVA hydroelectric turbines at the base of the dam, but they are currently not in use.

See also

• List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa
• List of rivers of South Africa
• South African Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
  South African Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
  The Department of Water Affairs is one of the departments of the South African government. In May 2009, following the election of Jacob Zuma, the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry was divided, with the forestry responsibility being transferred to the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and...