Bondels Dam
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Bondels Dam is a dam
outside of Karasburg
, Karas Region
, Namibia
. Located 7km west of Karas, it dams the Satco River and was built to enhance the recharge of the Bondels Dam aquifer. It has a capacity of 1.105 Mm3 and was completed in 1959 while Namibia was known as South West Africa
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Dam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
outside of Karasburg
Karasburg
Karasburg is city of 4,000 inhabitants in the Karas Region of southern Namibia and the district capital of the Karasburg electoral constituency. It lies at the heart of the southern Namibian sheep farming industry.- Location :...
, Karas Region
Karas Region
The Karas Region is the southernmost region of Namibia. The name assigned to the region reflects the prominence of the Karas mountain range in its southern part...
, Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
. Located 7km west of Karas, it dams the Satco River and was built to enhance the recharge of the Bondels Dam aquifer. It has a capacity of 1.105 Mm3 and was completed in 1959 while Namibia was known as South West Africa
South West Africa
South-West Africa was the name that was used for the modern day Republic of Namibia during the earlier eras when the territory was controlled by the German Empire and later by South Africa....
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