Boegoeberg Dam

Boegoeberg Dam
Official nameBoegoeberg Dam
CountrySouth Africa
Locationnear Prieska, Northern Cape
Coordinates29°2′30″S 22°12′13″E / 29.04167°S 22.20361°E / -29.04167; 22.20361
PurposeIrrigation
Construction began1926
Opening date1933
Owner(s)Department of Water Affairs
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity dam
ImpoundsOrange River
Height11 m
Length622 m
Reservoir
CreatesBoegoeberg Dam Reservoir
Total capacity19 895 000 m³
Surface area742 ha

Boegoeberg Dam is a gravity type dam on the Orange River, near Prieska, Northern Cape, South Africa. Building was started in 1926 and completed by 1933. Boegoeberg is named for the small tree Croton gratissimus, also known as Bergboegoe.[1] Its primary purpose is for irrigation and it has a low hazard potential.

  1. ^ Medicinal Plants of South Africa - van Wyk et al.