Fika-Patso Dam

Fika-Patso Dam
Official name Fika-Patso Dam
Country South Africa
Location Phuthaditjhaba, Free State
Coordinates 28°51′9″S 28°40′30″E / 28.85250°S 28.67500°E / -28.85250; 28.67500Coordinates: 28°51′9″S 28°40′30″E / 28.85250°S 28.67500°E / -28.85250; 28.67500
Purpose Industrial and domestic
Opening date 1986
Owner(s) Department of Water Affairs
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earth fill dam
Impounds Namahadi River
Height 60 m
Length 300 m
Reservoir
Creates Fika-Patso Dam Reservoir
Total capacity 28 000 000 m3
Surface area 132 ha

Fika-Patso Dam is a combined earth-fill/rock-fill type dam located on the Namahadi River, the uppermost section of the Elands River, a tributary of the Wilge River.[1]

It is located near Phuthaditjhaba, Free State, South Africa. It was established in 1986 and its primary purpose is water for domestic and industrial usage.[2]

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