| Maguga Dam | |
|---|---|
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  Location of Maguga Dam in Eswatini | |
| Official name | Maguga Dam |
| Location | Hhohho, Eswatini |
| Coordinates | 26°04′37″S 31°15′34″E / 26.07694°S 31.25944°E |
| Opening date | 2001 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | earth-fill/rock-fill |
| Impounds | Komati River |
| Height | 115 m |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Maguga Dam Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 332,000,000m³ |
The Maguga Dam is a dam on the Komati River in Eswatini.[1] It is 115 metres (377 ft) high and is located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Piggs Peak.[2] It was built as a joint project of the governments of South Africa and Eswatini.[1][3] As of 2005, it was the largest public works project ever undertaken by Eswatini.[4] The dam was completed in mid-2001.[3][5]
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- ^ "Maguga Dam: Mpumalanga_Swaziland (sic)". eWISA, an arm of the Water Institute of Southern Africa.
- ^ a b "Profile: The Komati Basin Water Authority (KOBWA)". Komati Basin Water Authority.
- ^ "Swaziland: New dams to be built to boost irrigation". ReliefWeb. 30 November 2005.
- ^ "Swaziland: Water Report 29: 2005". Food and Agriculture Organization. 2005.