• Woodhead Dam is a dam on Table Mountain, Western Cape, South Africa. It was built in 1897 and supplies water to Cape Town.
  • 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.
  • 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 has been providing water to the residents of Cape Town for 126 years, exemplifying the city’s perseverance in addressing water challenges.
  • 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.
  • The plan to build a second Table Mountain dam came to light shortly after the completion of Woodhead 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.
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