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Dikgatlhong Dam
Dikgatlhong Dam is located in Botswana
Dikgatlhong Dam
Location of Dikgatlhong Dam in Botswana
CountryBotswana
Coordinates21°32′56″S 27°58′52″E / 21.549008°S 27.981034°E / -21.549008; 27.981034
PurposeUrban water supply
Construction beganMarch 2008
Opening dateJanuary 2012
Construction cost$300 million
Owner(s)Government of Botswana
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth fill
Height41 metres (135 ft)
Length4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi)
Spillway typeConcrete ogee
Spillway capacity11,000 m3/s
Reservoir
Total capacity4,000,000,000 cubic metres (1.4×1011 cu ft)
Maximum length20 kilometres (12 mi)

The Dikgatlhong Dam is a dam near the village of Robelela on the Shashe River in Botswana, completed in December 2011.[1] When full it will hold 400,000,000 cubic metres (1.4×1010 cu ft). The next largest dam in Botswana, the Gaborone Dam, has capacity of 141,000,000 cubic metres (5.0×109 cu ft).[2]

  1. ^ Modikwa 2011.
  2. ^ Dikgatlhong dam - Jeffares & Green.

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