Roodeplaat Dam

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Roodeplaat Dam is a concrete arch dam situated in South Africa on the Pienaars River, a tributary of the Crocodile River, which flows northwards into the Limpopo River. The dam is a warm monomictic impoundment with stable thermal stratification during the summer. ()

Local name: RoodeplaatdamOpened: 1959 (65 years ago)Length: 1152 ftHeight: 180 ftCoordinates: 25°37'15"S, 28°22'17"E

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GautengSouth Africa

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Roodeplaat Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Roodeplaat Nature Reserve.

2.1 miS
National park
Roodeplaat Nature Reserve
55 min walk • Roodeplaat Nature Reserve is located on the shores of the Roodeplaat Dam, 22 km north-east of Pretoria, Gauteng. In 1972 the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry delegated the management of the Roodeplaat Dam area to the Nature Conservation division of the Transvaal Provincial Administration.