• This dam was followed by four others in the area. The Hely-Hutchinson Dam and reservoir were built by 1904 just upstream of the Woodhead reservoir.
  • The Woodhead Dam was the first large masonry dam in South Africa. A regional water system with a major reservoir was a bold venture requiring difficult...
  • Woodhead Dam Museum, situated across the Hely Hutchinson Dam on Table Mountain, offers a detailed exploration of the Woodhead Dam's history, its intricate...
  • 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 history of Woodhead Dam is clearly still very relevant to the issues we’ve faced in Cape Town recently, with 2018’s drought still fresh in the back of our minds.
  • 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 (StreetView). © Google Maps. ... Enigma Mansion - South Africa's most expensive residence. Kloof Nek Guns. Molteno Dam.
  • 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.
  • 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.