Binfield Park Dam

Binfield Park Dam
Official name	Binfield Park Dam
Country	Eastern Cape, South Africa
Location	Amathole Mountains
Coordinates	32°41′13″S 26°54′16″E / 32.68694°S 26.90444°E / -32.68694; 26.90444Coordinates: 32°41′13″S 26°54′16″E / 32.68694°S 26.90444°E / -32.68694; 26.90444
Purpose	Irrigation, drinking water
Opening date	1986 (established) 1987 (commissioned)
Owner(s)	Department of Water Affairs
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity dam
Impounds	Tyhume River
Height	60 m (200 ft)
Length	1,555 m (5,102 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Binfield Park Dam Reservoir
Total capacity	36.83×10^⁶ m³ (1.301×10^⁹ cu ft)
Surface area	187 ha (460 acres)

Binfield Park Dam is a dam on the Tyhume River, near Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1986, and commissioned in 1987.

See also

References

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

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