• View over Woodhead Dam in 1906, from Popular Science Monthly Volume 68. In 1870, the growth of Cape Town led to shortages of drinking water.
  • The Woodhead Dam Museum in Cape Town is a historical museum that takes visitors on a journey through time to learn about the city’s water supply.
  • We encourage residents and visitors to Cape Town to explore the Woodhead Dam Museum when visiting Table Mountain.
  • 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.
  • Woodhead Dam (StreetView). © Google Maps. ... Molteno Dam. Maiden's Cove Car Park ("Black Mirror"). Love Island UK Casa Amor - Cape Town.
  • Sir John Woodhead, Cape Town's mayor laid the last stone in 1897. Carved stone saying Woodhead Reservoir. Loss of pride.
  • 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.
  • 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...
  • Meanwhile, the City is celebrating the 126th anniversary of Woodhead Dam. Situated on Table Mountain, it has supplied Cape Town residents with water for more...
  • Once you reach the Woodhead dam the path then brings you back via the southern side of the mountain which is filled with moss and ferns, Disa Gorge.
  • Woodhead Dam lies on the top of the mountain, and is a large dam constructed in 1897 that supplies water to the city of Cape Town.
  • Over the past years, water supply in Cape town has been reliant on rain fed dams with management based on reconciling annual demand and supply system.
  • 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?