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Binfield Park Dam

Coordinates: 32°41′13″S 26°54′16″E / 32.68694°S 26.90444°E / -32.68694; 26.90444
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Binfield Park Dam
Official nameBinfield Park Dam
CountryEastern Cape, South Africa
LocationAmathole Mountains
Coordinates32°41′13″S 26°54′16″E / 32.68694°S 26.90444°E / -32.68694; 26.90444
PurposeIrrigation, drinking water
Opening date1986 (established)
1987 (commissioned)
Owner(s)Department of Water Affairs
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity dam
ImpoundsTyhume River
Height60 m (200 ft)
Length1,555 m (5,102 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesBinfield Park Dam Reservoir
Total capacity36.83×10^6 m3 (1.301×10^9 cu ft)
Surface area187 ha (460 acres)

Binfield Park Dam is a dam on the Tyhume River, near Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1986, and commissioned in 1987.

The villagers underused the Binfield Park Dam and vicinity areas located nearby – no fishing, aquaculture, irrigation or recreation. It is concluded that with the help from Government and institutions, the appropriate use of indigenous knowledge and the dam can benefit the communities and the environment regarding ecotourism or ecofeminitourism.[1]

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  1. ^ Phiri, P.; Okeyo, D. O. (31 December 2015). "In search of potential eco-tourism and eco-femini-tourism artifacts from rural Eastern Cape Province of South Africa : a case of Binfield, Hopefield and Mazotsho village communities of Nkonkobe Municipality". African Journal for Physical Health Education, Recreation and Dance. 21 (2.2): 426–440. ISSN 1117-4315.