Nqweba Dam
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Nqweba Dam, is a dam on the Sundays River
, near Graaff Reinet
, in the Eastern Cape
, South Africa
. It was established in 1925. The dam has a capacity of 46369000 cubic metres (1,637,505,757.6 cu ft), and a surface area of 10.285 square kilometres (4 sq mi), the wall is 42 metres (137.8 ft), and is 357 metres (1,171.3 ft) long.
Sundays River
The Sundays River is a river in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa and is said to be the fastest flowing river in South Africa. The Khoisan people originally named this river Nukakamma because the river's banks are always green and grassy despite the arid terrain that it runs...
, near Graaff Reinet
Graaff Reinet
Graaff-Reinet is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the fourth oldest town in South Africa, after Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Swellendam.-History:...
, in the Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" Xhosa homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It was established in 1925. The dam has a capacity of 46369000 cubic metres (1,637,505,757.6 cu ft), and a surface area of 10.285 square kilometres (4 sq mi), the wall is 42 metres (137.8 ft), and is 357 metres (1,171.3 ft) long.