P K Le Roux Dam

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P K Le Roux Dam is the former name of South Africa’s Vanderkloof Dam, a major concrete structure on the Orange River used for water storage, irrigation, and hydroelectric power generation.

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P K Le Roux Dam canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
hydroelectric dam
classification large dam
country South Africa
energySource hydropower
formerNameOf Vanderkloof Dam
hasFunction peak power generation
river regulation
hasHydroelectricPlant Vanderkloof Hydroelectric Power Station
hasInfrastructureType energy infrastructure
water resources infrastructure
hasSpillwayType controlled spillway
hasStructureType concrete gravity dam
hasTurbineType Francis turbine
hasUse flood control
industrial water supply
municipal water supply
isMajorComponentOf South African national water infrastructure
isPartOfSystem Orange–Vaal water management system
isUpstreamFrom Orange River mouth
linked to: Orange River Mouth
locatedIn Northern Cape
locatedInBasin Orange River Basin
linked to: Orange River region
locatedInContinent Africa
locatedNear Vanderkloof
locatedOnRiver Orange River
locatedUpstreamOf Gariep Dam
material concrete
namedAfter Pieter Koert Le Roux
namedAfterOccupation South African politician
operator Department of Water and Sanitation (South Africa)
owner Government of South Africa
partOf Orange River Project
purpose hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
water storage
region Karoo
renamedAs Vanderkloof Dam
reservoirName Vanderkloof Dam Lake
linked to: Vanderkloof Dam

Vanderkloof Dam Reservoir
linked to: Vanderkloof Dam
servesArea Free State Province
linked to: Free State

Northern Cape Province
linked to: Northern Cape
usedFor downstream irrigation schemes
power grid support in South Africa
watercourse Orange River

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Vanderkloof Dam previousName P K Le Roux Dam