Rooikrantz Dam

Rooikrantz Dam
Official nameRooikrantz Dam
CountrySouth Africa
LocationKing William's Town, Eastern Cape
Coordinates32°45′2″S 27°19′07″E / 32.75056°S 27.31861°E / -32.75056; 27.31861
PurposeIrrigation and domestic use
Owner(s)Department of Water Affairs
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth fill dam
ImpoundsBuffalo River
Reservoir
CreatesRooikrantz Dam Reservoir

Rooikrantz Dam is a dam on the Buffalo River, about 15 km northwest of King William's Town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It lies due east of the larger and newer Sandile Dam.