| Kouga Dam | |
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  Kouga Dam Location of Kouga Dam in Eastern Cape | |
| Official name | Kouga Dam |
| Country | South Africa |
| Location | Patensie,Kouga Local Municipality,Sarah Baartman District Municipality,Eastern Cape Province |
| Coordinates | 33°44′26″S24°35′16″E / 33.7406°S 24.5877°E /-33.7406; 24.5877 |
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1957 |
| Opening date | 1969 |
| Operators | Department of Water Affairs and Forestry |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | arch |
| Impounds | Kouga River |
| Height | 94.5 m (310 ft) |
| Length | 202 m (663 ft) |
| Dam volume | 268,000 m3 (351,000 cu yd) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Kouga Dam Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 133,000,000 m3 (4.7×109 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 388,700 ha (960,000 acres) |
| Surface area | 555 ha (1,370 acres) |
| Kouga Dam Power Station | |
| Commission date | Mothballed |
| Type | Conventional |
| Turbines | 3 x 1.2MW |
| Installed capacity | 3.6 MW (4,800 hp)[1] |
TheKouga Dam is anarch dam on theKouga River about 21 km (13 mi) west ofPatensie inKouga Local Municipality,South Africa. It supplies irrigation water to the Kouga and Gamtoos valleys as well as drinking water to thePort Elizabeth metropolitan area via the Loerie Balancing Dam.[2] It was constructed between 1957 and 1969.[3]
The dam can be accessed by following theR330 and then theR331 from theN2 atHumansdorp. All but the last 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) is tarred road and there is a short tunnel just before the dam wall.
It was named thePaul Sauer Dam afterPaul Sauer, but was renamed in 1995.[4]
There are three 1200 kVA hydroelectric turbines at the base of the dam, but they are currently not in use.
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