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Bon Accord Dam

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Dam in Pretoria, Gauteng

25°37′45″S 28°11′22″E / 25.62917°S 28.18944°E / -25.62917; 28.18944PurposeIrrigation, drinking waterOpening date1923Owner(s)Tshwane MetroDam and spillwaysType of damEarth fill damImpoundsApies RiverHeight17 mLength1167 mReservoirCreatesBon Accord Dam ReservoirTotal capacity4 290 000 m³Surface area144 ha

Bon Accord Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Apies River, some 15 km north of Pretoria. The dam comprises an earth embankment with a side spillway. The catchment area of the dam is 315 km² and comprises primarily the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipal area in Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1923 and its main purpose is irrigation.^[1]

References

^ Broekhuysen, G. J. (September 1948). "Observations on the Birds of the Bon Accord Dam, Near Pretoria". Ostrich. 19 (2): 108–121. doi:10.1080/00306525.1948.9632999. ISSN 0030-6525.