| Pongolapoort Dam | |
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  Location of Pongolapoort Dam in South Africa  Pongolapoort Dam (KwaZulu-Natal) | |
| Official name | Pongolapoort Dam |
| Country | South Africa |
| Location | Northern KwaZulu-Natal |
| Coordinates | 27°25′06″S 32°04′17″E / 27.4183°S 32.0714°E |
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Opening date | 1973 |
| Owner(s) | Department of Water Affairs |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Arch dam |
| Impounds | Phongolo River |
| Height | 89 m |
| Length | 451 m |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Pongolapoort Dam Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 2 445 900 000 m3 |
| Catchment area | 7814 km2 |
| Surface area | 13 272.8 ha |
Pongolapoort Dam, commonly referred to as Jozini Dam creating Lake Jozini, is an arch type dam (double-curvature single-arch[1]) in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa located on the Phongolo River. The dam is situated just north of the settlement of Jozini, 280 km north-east of the port city of Durban. The dam was constructed in 1973 at the eastern end of the narrow gorge separating the Lebombo and Ubombo ranges. The dam mainly serves for irrigation purposes and its hazard potential has been ranked high (3). The Phongolo River is the dam's largest feeder and outlet as well as the dam's only perennial feeder.
- ^ "Pongolapoort Dam: Development steeped in controversy" (PDF). Water Research Council. May 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2020.