Bokaa Dam | |
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Country | Botswana |
Location | Kgatleng District |
Coordinates | 24°26′17″S 26°01′12″E / 24.438125°S 26.019926°E |
Purpose | Urban water supply |
Construction began | 1990 |
Opening date | 1993[1] |
Dam and spillways | |
Height | 14 metres (46 ft)[1] |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 18,820,000 cubic metres (665,000,000 cu ft)[1] |
Catchment area | 3,570 square kilometres (1,380 sq mi)[1] |
Surface area | 660 hectares (1,600 acres)[1] |
Maximum length | 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) |
Normal elevation | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
The Bokaa Dam is a dam on the Metsimotlhabe River, a tributary of the Ngotwane River, in Botswana. It provides water to the capital city of Gaborone. It is operated by the Water Utilities Corporation.[2]