Marico-Bosveld Dam

Marico-Bosveld Dam
Official name	Marico-Bosveld Dam
Country	South Africa
Location	North West
Coordinates	25°28′5″S 26°23′0″E
Purpose	Irrigation
Opening date	1933
Owner(s)	Department of Water Affairs
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Homogeneous earth-fill
Impounds	Marico River
Height	27 metres (89 ft)
Length	1,695 metres (5,561 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Marico-Bosveld Dam Reservoir
Total capacity	27,813,000 cubic metres (982,200,000 cu ft)
Catchment area	1228 km2
Surface area	430.7 hectares (1,064 acres)

Marico-Bosveld Dam is a homogeneous earth-fill type dam located on the Marico River, near Groot Marico, North West, South Africa. The dam was established in 1933 and serves mainly for irrigation purposes. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3).

The dam was built during the Great Depression of 1933. 75% of the labour was white and 25% was black. The main engineer on the project was Timothy d’Oliveira. The dam was built to provide work and income to people at the time.

See all the List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa

• List of rivers of South Africa

References (good)

• List of South African Dams from the South African Department of Water Affairs