The Katse Dam, a concrete arch dam on the Malibamat'so River in Lesotho, is Africa's second largest double-curvature arch dam. (The Tekezé Dam, completed in early 2009, is now Africa's largest double curvature dam). The dam is part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, which will eventually include five large dams in remote rural areas. The dam is just below the confluence of the Bokong River, which forms the western arm of the Katse reservoir.
The potential of the project was identified by the South African civil engineer Ninham Shand in 1953 as a possible means to supplement the water supply of South Africa's industrial heartland in the Witwatersrand.[1] The World Bank arranged a treaty between the governments of South Africa and Lesotho, allowing the project to proceed.
^Unknown (1970). "Orbituary: Ninham Shand, BSc". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 45 (2). ICE Virtual Library: 379–380. doi:10.1680/iicep.1970.7187. Retrieved 9 October 2021. In 1953, while carrying out investigations commissioned by the British Government into the rivers of the Lesotho, Shand first conceived the idea of diverting the headwaters of the Orange River from an altitude of some 10 000 ft in the Lesotho Mountains to augment the limited water supplies available for the Witwatersrand and Orange Free State. This pioneering concept became known as the Oxbox Scheme, itself a single element of a much wider plan which captured the imagination of the people of Lesotho.
The KatseDam, a concrete arch dam on the Malibamat'so River in Lesotho, is Africa's second largest double-curvature arch dam. (The Tekezé Dam, completed...
Mohale Dam, a very large rockfill dam, located on the Senqunyane River; A 32-kilometre (20 mi) transfer tunnel between the Mohale Dam and the KatseDam; Construction...
five large dams in remote rural areas of Lesotho and South Africa. The Polihali Transfer Tunnel, which will link this dam to the KatseDam (the focal...
Owabi Dam Tono Dam Weija Dam Amaria Dam Banieya Dam Garafiri Dam Kale Dam Buyo Dam Kossou Dam Taabo Dam Masinga dam-R Tana KatseDam Mohale Dam Metolong...
three dams; two under Phase I (PhaseI A -KatseDam and Phase II - Mohale Dam) and the Polihali Dam under Phase II. Construction of the Phase I dams were...
Contra Dam Daniel-Johnson Dam Deriner Dam El Atazar Dam Enguri Dam Flaming Gorge Dam Glen Canyon Dam Hartbeespoort Dam Idukki Dam Kariba Dam Karun-3 Dam Luzzone...
part of South Africa. From Ficksburg you can depart to the KatseDam in Lesotho. This dam is important to South Africa, because it annually provides hundreds...
list of the tallest dams in the world over 135 m (443 ft) in height. The tallest dam in the world is the Jinping-I Dam, an arch dam in China at 305 m (1...
particular from the KatseDam. Cape Town receives its drinking water from an extensive system of rivers and dams, including the Berg River Dam. Cape Town has...
with Katse Botanical Gardens "Katse Botanical Gardens". Motebong mountain lodge. Retrieved 9 December 2016. "Katse Botanical Garden in KatseDam". Lonely...
white-tailed rat. Lesotho's flora is alpine, due to mountainous terrain. The Katse Botanical Gardens houses a collection of medicinal plants and has a seed...
following Dams: Armenia Dam Leeu River Egmont Dam Witspruit Gariep Dam Orange River Groothoek Dam Kgabanyane River Kalkfontein Dam Riet River KatseDam Malibamatso...
coordinates) The following is a partial list of dams in South Africa. In South African English (as well as Afrikaans), a dam refers to both the wall as well as the...
of reservoirs and dams in South Africa Van Wyk, Francois; du Preez, Hein (2004). The environmental impact of releases from KatseDam on the Ash and Liebenbergsvlei...
before the Mohale Dam.: 33 The Mohale Dam, opened in 2003, is part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, diverting water to the KatseDam and hence to the...
Pitseng. It is also the northern extent of the high water backed up by the KatseDam, 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the south. There is a bridge across the river...
Katse Airport (ICAO: FXKA) is an airport serving the KatseDam section of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project in north-central Lesotho. The high elevation...
due to inadequate sanitation. In recent decades, with the construction of dams for the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), Lesotho has become the main...
program between South Africa and Lesotho and is fed via a tunnel from the KatseDam. The 2004 World Wildwater Championships were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen...
Tragically, two members of the unit lost their lives during intense combat at KatseDam on September 22, 1998. Due to the ongoing instability in Cabo Delgado...
of Charity of Ottawa. At present there is another school on the way to Katsedam named after the Great Chief Khethisa and is called Khethisa High School...
Defense Force. Two 7 Med members were killed during intense fighting at KatseDam on 22 September 1998, attached to the pathfinders namely Capt. (doctor)...
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