Friedenau Dam
Location 38 km south-west of Windhoek, Khomas Region
Coordinates 22°41′47″S 16°44′36″
E-Coordinates: 22°41′47″S 16°44′36″E
Opening date 1972
Type of dam Gravity concrete
Impounds Kuiseb River
Reservoir
Total capacity 6.723 million cubic metres
Surface area 0.8 square kilometres
Friedenau Dam is a gravity concrete dam in Khomas Region, Namibia. Located 38 kilometres south-west of Windhoek, it dams the Kuiseb River and provides water to nearby Matchless Mine. It has a capacity of 6.723 million cubic metres (8,793,000 cu yd) and was completed in 1972, when the territory was occupied by South Africa.
Location 38 km south-west of Windhoek, Khomas Region
Coordinates 22°41′47″S 16°44′36″
E-Coordinates: 22°41′47″S 16°44′36″E
Opening date 1972
Type of dam Gravity concrete
Impounds Kuiseb River
Reservoir
Total capacity 6.723 million cubic metres
Surface area 0.8 square kilometres
Friedenau Dam is a gravity concrete dam in Khomas Region, Namibia. Located 38 kilometres south-west of Windhoek, it dams the Kuiseb River and provides water to nearby Matchless Mine. It has a capacity of 6.723 million cubic metres (8,793,000 cu yd) and was completed in 1972, when the territory was occupied by South Africa.
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