Binfield Park Dam

Dam in Amathole Mountains
32°41′13″S 26°54′16″E / 32.68694°S 26.90444°E / -32.68694; 26.90444PurposeIrrigation, drinking waterOpening date1986 (established)
1987 (commissioned)Owner(s)Department of Water AffairsDam and spillwaysType of damGravity damImpoundsTyhume RiverHeight60 m (200 ft)Length1,555 m (5,102 ft)ReservoirCreatesBinfield Park Dam ReservoirTotal 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]

See also

Sources

  • List of South African Dams from the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa)

References

  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.


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