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Goreangab Dam

Coordinates: 22°31′0″S 17°1′0″E / 22.51667°S 17.01667°E / -22.51667; 17.01667
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Goreangab Dam
Goreangab Dam is located in Namibia
Goreangab Dam
Location of Goreangab Dam in Namibia
Official nameGoreangab Dam
CountryNamibia
LocationWindhoek, Khomas Region
Coordinates22°31′0″S 17°1′0″E / 22.51667°S 17.01667°E / -22.51667; 17.01667
Opening date1958
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsArebbusch River
Height17 m (56 ft)[1]
Reservoir
Total capacity3.6 million cubic metres (4,700,000 cu yd)
Surface area1.1 km2 (270 acres)

Goreangab Dam is a dam in the north-western suburbs of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It dams the ephemeral Arebbusch River and its tributary, the Gammams River, which both run across Windhoek. The reservoir behind the dam has a capacity of 3.6 million cubic metres (4,700,000 cu yd).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Aquastat "Namibia Dams"". UN FAO. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. ^ Ogunmokun, A. A.; Mwandemele, O. D.; Dima, S. J. (2000). "Use of recycled waste water from biogas digesters for vegetable production in the Goreangab Dam Area of Windhoek Municipality". 1st WARFSA/WATERNET Symposium, Maputo Mozambique.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)