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Wemmershoek Dam

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Wemmershoek Dam is a rock-fill type dam located on the Wemmershoek River near Franschhoek and Paarl in South Africa. It was constructed between 1953 and 1957 on behalf of the City of Cape Town. With a reservoir capacity of 58,644 megalitres (2,071.0×10^6 cu ft), it provides approximately 6.5% of the storage capacity of the Western Cape Water Supply System which supplies Cape Town and surrounding areas.

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Wemmershoek Dam
Drakenstein Local Municipality Drakenstein Ward 28

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7690 Drakenstein Local Municipality, Drakenstein Ward 28
Western Cape, South Africa
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