• Built between 1893 and 1897, Woodhead Dam was the first large masonry dam designed and built in South Africa.
  • 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 Museum, managed by the City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate, is a gem tucked away in the Hely Hutchinson Dam on Table Mountain.
  • Woodhead Dam Museum, situated across the Hely Hutchinson Dam on Table Mountain, offers a detailed exploration of the Woodhead Dam's history.
  • ‘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.
  • 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.
  • Meanwhile, the City is celebrating the 126th anniversary of Woodhead Dam.
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