Swakoppoort Dam
Aerial view of Swakoppoort Dam
Official nameSwakoppoort Dam
LocationOkahandja, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Coordinates22°12′43″S 16°31′37″E / 22.212°S 16.527°E / -22.212; 16.527
Opening date1978
Dam and spillways
Type of damSurface reservoir
ImpoundsSwakop River
Reservoir
Total capacity63.489×10^6 m3 (83,040,000 cu yd)
Surface area7,808 m2 (0.7808 ha)

Swakoppoort Dam is a dam 50 kilometres (31 mi) outside of Okahandja, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. It dams the Swakop River[1] and occasionally receives inflow from the Omatako Dam on Swakop's tributary Omatako. Its capacity is 63.489 million cubic metres (83,040,000 cu yd).[2] Completed in 1978, it is one of three dams to supply water to the capital Windhoek.[3] It also supplies the Navachab mine and the town of Karibib.

References

  1. Swakoppoort Dam at NamWater.com.na
  2. Menges, Werner; Haidula, Tuyeimo (5 March 2015). "Water worries for Windhoek". The Namibian. p. 1.
  3. Cloete, Luqman (21 February 2017). "NamWater opens Hardap Dam sluices". The Namibian. p. 1.


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