- Woodhead Reservoir, Table Mountain’s first dam, was a lot of hard work involving a series of porters who literally carried all the building materials for the dam walls...
- The Waterworks Museum is located on the northern side of Table Mountain, between the Woodhead and Hely-Hutchinson Reservoirs, in Cape Town, South Africa.
- To reach Woodhead Reservoir, you can follow the Pipe Track and hike up Western facing side of Table Mountain via Kasteelspoort or Corridor Ravine.
- To reach Woodhead Reservoir, you can follow the Pipe Track and hike up Western facing side of Table Mountain via Kasteelspoort or Corridor Ravine.
- Hiking Table Mountain and riding back down via cable car seemed like a far better way to experience the iconic Cape Town landmark.
- The dams - The Woodhead, Hely-Hutchinson, De Villiers, Alexandria and Victoria - are all on the mountain's back table, the first of which was built as early as 1890...
- As of 8 July 2024, Cape Town dam levels have increased significantly to 74.1%, a notable rise of 6.1% from the previous week.
- 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.
- It was built in 1897 and supplies water to Cape Town. ... The Woodhead Dam is a masonry gravity dam that is 277 m (909 ft) long and 50 m (164 ft) high.