Emmarentia Dam
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Emmarentia Dam is a dam in Emmarentia, Johannesburg, South Africa. There are several dams that make up Emmarentia Dam, despite its allusion to the singular, with two small dams found upstream in the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens.[2]
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Emmarentia Dam | |
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Official name | Emmarentia Dam |
Country | South Africa |
Location | Johannesburg, Gauteng |
Coordinates | 26°9′S 28°0′E |
Purpose | Recreational, wildlife |
Opening date | 1912 |
Owner(s) | City of Johannesburg |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earth fill dam |
Impounds | Braamfontein Spruit |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Emmarentia Dam Reservoir |
Total capacity | 250 megalitres (200 acre⋅ft)[1] |
Surface area | 8.8 hectares (22 acres)[1] |
Bridge carries traffic on Olifants Road |
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