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Woodhead Dam
Плотина в Южной Африке
- Built between 1893 and 1897, Woodhead Dam was the first large masonry dam designed and built in South Africa.
- Woodhead was the first large stone masonry dam built in Cape Town. The dam holds ASCE International Landmark status.
- What lives in Table Mountain's Resevoirs? The Woodhead Dam as well as other reservoirs and lakes in fynbos-land have little in the way of noticeable life.
- Woodhead Dam has been providing water to the residents of Cape Town for 126 years, exemplifying the city’s perseverance in addressing water challenges.
- The Woodhead dam was constructed between 1893 and 1897 on the ‘Back Table’ of the well-known landmark Table Mountain overlooking the city of Cape Town.
- Visitors will get a chance to explore the Woodhead Dam’s history, its intricate construction process and its past role in Cape Town’s primary water sources.
- City water and sanitation Mayco member Zahid Badroodien said the initial idea for Woodhead Dam came to life in the late 1890s after colonial hydraulic...
- The plan to build a second Table Mountain dam came to light shortly after the completion of Woodhead Dam.
Краткая информация
Плотина на Столовой горе, Западный Кейп, Южная Африка. Она была построена в 1897 году и снабжает водой Кейптаун. Плотина, которая была первой крупной каменной плотиной в Южной Африке, была признана Американским обществом инженеров-строителей Международным историческим памятником гражданского строительства в 2008 году.