Blyderivierpoort Dam, Blyde River Canyon

Name: Blyderivierpoort Dam
Address: Blyde River Canyon, South Africa

#1 among attractions in Blyde River Canyon

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Blyderivierpoort Dam is a gravity-arch dam on the Blyde River, in the lower Blyde River Canyon, near Hoedspruit in Mpumalanga, South Africa. It also floods the lower reaches of the Blyde's Ohrigstad River tributary. The dam was completed in 1974. The 71 m high dam wall and 22 m deep is situated 3 km from Swadini resort by road. ()

Local name: BlyderivierspoortdamOpened: 1974 (50 years ago)Length: 787 ftHeight: 233 ftCoordinates: 24°32'15"S, 30°47'20"E

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Blyde River Canyon South Africa

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

Nearby attractions include: Mariepskop.

3.3 miE
National park
Mariepskop
84 min walk • Mariepskop, at 1,947 m above sea level, is one of the highest peaks in the northern Drakensberg, and the highest point of the Blyde River Canyon, South Africa.