• Woodhead Dam is a dam on Table Mountain, Western Cape, South Africa. It was built in 1897 and supplies water to Cape Town.
  • Woodhead Dam. With the discoveries of South Africa's diamonds in the 1860s and gold in the 1880s, immigrants flooded into Cape Town and changed it into a...
  • Woodhead Dam has been providing water to the residents of Cape Town for 126 years, exemplifying the city’s perseverance in addressing water challenges.
  • Woodhead was the first large stone masonry dam built in Cape Town. The dam holds ASCE International Landmark status.
  • 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.
  • Help could be far away. Phone signal around the dam areas is often weak or non-existent. Want to hike to the Table Mountain dams in Cape Town?
  • 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.
  • Sir John Woodhead, Cape Town's mayor laid the last stone in 1897. Carved stone saying Woodhead Reservoir. Loss of pride.
  • ‘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.
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  • We encourage residents and visitors to Cape Town to explore the Woodhead Dam Museum when visiting Table Mountain.
  • The Woodhead Dam was built by the Corporation of the City of Cape Town and the first concrete stone was laid on January 6, 1894.
  • The Woodhead Dam was built in 1897 to provide water to the city of Cape Town. It was the first large dam built in South Africa.