Maguga Dam

Maguga Dam
Maguga Dam is located in Eswatini
Maguga Dam
Location of Maguga Dam in Eswatini
Official nameMaguga Dam
LocationHhohho, Eswatini
Coordinates26°04′37″S 31°15′34″E / 26.07694°S 31.25944°E / -26.07694; 31.25944
Opening date2001
Dam and spillways
Type of damearth-fill/rock-fill
ImpoundsKomati River
Height115 m
Reservoir
CreatesMaguga Dam Reservoir
Total capacity332 000 000 m³

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]

  1. ^ a b "Details of submission: Independent Monitoring of Maguga Dam Resettlement". United Nations Environment Programme.
  2. ^ "Maguga Dam: Mpumalanga_Swaziland (sic)". eWISA, an arm of the Water Institute of Southern Africa.
  3. ^ a b "Profile: The Komati Basin Water Authority (KOBWA)". Komati Basin Water Authority.
  4. ^ "Swaziland: New dams to be built to boost irrigation". ReliefWeb. 30 November 2005.
  5. ^ "Swaziland: Water Report 29: 2005". Food and Agriculture Organization. 2005.