Wolwedans Dam
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Wolwedans Dam is a dam in South Africa
on the Great Brak River
near Mossel Bay
, Western Cape
, South Africa
. It was established in 1990. The dam is the main source of water for the municipality of Mossel Bay as well as the gas-to-liquids refinery PetroSA.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
on the Great Brak River
Groot Brak River (Western Cape)
Groot Brak River , The mouth of the Great Brak River lies at the town of Great Brak River which falls under the Mossel Bay municipality . The nearest large towns are Mossel Bay, 24km to the west, and George, 34 km to the east by road...
near Mossel Bay
Mossel Bay
Mossel Bay is a harbour town of about 130,000 people on the Southern Cape of South Africa. It is an important tourism and farming region of the Western Cape Province...
, Western Cape
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It was established in 1990. The dam is the main source of water for the municipality of Mossel Bay as well as the gas-to-liquids refinery PetroSA.