Douglas Weir

Dam in Northern Cape, South Africa

Douglas Weir

Official name| Douglas Weir
Location| Northern Cape, South Africa
Coordinates| 29°4′1″S 23°50′1″E﻿ / ﻿29.06694°S 23.83361°E﻿ / -29.06694; 23.83361
Opening date| 1977
Operator(s)| Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
Dam and spillways
Impounds| Vaal River
Height| 10 m
Length| 1063 m
Reservoir
Creates| Douglas Weir Reservoir
Total capacity| 16 700 000 m³
Surface area| 799 ha

Douglas Weir is a dam on the Vaal River, near Douglas, Northern Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1896 and raised in 1977.

## See also

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* List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa
* List of rivers of South Africa

## References

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* List of South African Dams from the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa)

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