Map - Dams list
Dams list
| Space | Coordinates | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra | [-33.987474, 18.41075] | De Villiers, Victoria and Alexandra are closer to the Constantia Nek side of the mountain and were the only water suppliers to the former Wynberg Municipality for many years. Water … |
| Berg River | [-33.92946, 19.06063] | The Berg River Dam (originally called the Skuifraam Dam) is located in the mountains near Franschhoek and is the newest supply dam. It was completed in 2009, or 112 years … |
| De Villiers | [-33.992402, 18.41079] | De Villiers Dam, completed in 1910, is the last to be built on Table Mountain. De Villiers, Victoria and Alexandra are closer to the Constantia Nek side of the mountain … |
| Hely-Hutchinson | [-33.977058, 18.4101] | The water supply was augmented by the Hely-Hutchinson Dam which was completed seven years after Woodhead Dam opened. It was built upstream from Woodhead Dam and is also situated on … |
| Kleinplaats | [-34.172469, 18.3868] | Simon’s Town is supplied by two small dams: the Kleinplaats and Lewis Gay dams. Following local government restructuring of 1997, Simon’s Town's water system has been connected to the wider … |
| Land-en-Zeezicht | [-34.068144, 18.87108] | |
| Lewis Gay | [-34.167356, 18.39532] | Simon’s Town is supplied by two small dams: the Kleinplaats and Lewis Gay dams. Following local government restructuring of 1997, Simon’s Town's water system has been connected to the wider … |
| Steenbras Lower | [-34.183433, 18.86279] | Steenbras Lower Dam is located in the mountains above Gordon’s Bay and was completed in 1921. It was the first dam in Cape Town to be built at a remove … |
| Steenbras Upper | [-34.162578, 18.92082] | The Steenbras Upper Dam was completed in 1977 and almost doubled the storage capacity on the Steenbras River. It is located just upstream of the Steenbras Lower Dam and can … |
| Theewaterskloof | [-34.035222, 19.25699] | Theewaterskloof Dam is located near Villiersdorp and is the largest dam supplying Cape Town. It is the seventh-largest dam in South Africa. It is larger in capacity than the other … |
| Victoria | [-33.985341, 18.4058] | Victoria Dam, completed in 1896, is Cape Town's oldest dam, although the original dam wall was subsequently raised. De Villiers, Victoria and Alexandra are closer to the Constantia Nek side … |
| Voëlvlei | [-33.368051, 19.04377] | Voëlvlei Dam is Cape Town’s second largest supply dam, even though it is not built on any major river. Instead, it is supplied with water from two canals that divert … |
| Wemmershoek | [-33.823336, 19.0932] | Wemmershoek Dam was completed in 1957 and was the second of Cape Town’s dams to be constructed at a remove from Table Mountain. It is nearly double the capacity of … |
| Woodhead | [-33.977252, 18.40436] | The Woodhead Dam was completed in 1897. It was one of the first dams to be built in the country. It is still in service and provides water to Camps … |
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