Theewaterskloof Dam's earth-fill wall is 646 metres (2,119 ft) long and 35 metres (115 ft) high. An inlet tower and conduit through the wall allow for releases of water into the Sonderend River. The spillway can handle a maximum flood of 394 cubic metres per second (13,900 cu ft/s). The Charmaine intake tower draws water from the reservoir into the Franschhoek Tunnel, which conveys it under the Franschhoek Mountains into the Berg River catchment and ultimately into Cape Town's water supply. In winter the tunnel can operate in reverse, conveying surplus water from the Berg River into Theewaterskloof. An additional intake tower supplies water to the Vyeboom Irrigation Board for irrigation of areas around the dam.

Remarkable footage.    Interesting background story.

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-11 02:37
Remarkable footage.    Interesting background story.

Thanks Downtown

Impressive place and quite a bit of air traffic!

Depp Posted at 10-11 04:20
Impressive place and quite a bit of air traffic!

Dodgem birds! They seem to like that island

Interesting background info. The Earth-fill dam is very similar to the one at Toddbrook, near here, which was rescued from collapse a few years ago. The work is ongoing.

Seems too much water for Africa,   I thought they were always complaining about the drought.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-11 11:58
Interesting background info. The Earth-fill dam is very similar to the one at Toddbrook, near here, which was rescued from collapse a few years ago. The work is ongoing.

If this one does a collapse it will be a calamity of wet proportions

DAFlys Posted at 10-11 23:35
Seems too much water for Africa,   I thought they were always complaining about the drought.

You may have heard of el Nino. We have had a large amount of water from the skies these last few years, now hopefully we will have sufficient water for the dry years.
Not too long ago we almost ran out of water with serious rationing to the point where we almost had to drink a glass of wine twice  

Droffarc Posted at 10-11 23:44
If this one does a collapse it will be a calamity of wet proportions

Indeed. But maybe it's not as old as the one at Toddbrook. That was completed in  1840.

Droffarc Posted at 10-11 23:47
You may have heard of el Nino. We have had a large amount of water from the skies these last few years, now hopefully we will have sufficient water for the dry years.
Not too long ago we almost ran out of water with serious rationing to the point where we almost had to drink a glass of wine twice

Its lasted that log,    I dont think your drinking enough fluids.  

Droffarc Posted at 10-11 02:46
Thanks Downtown

You're very welcome Droffarc.

Looks very nice!

Quality video

Codgerzh2 Posted at 12-25 05:53
Quality video

Thank you CodgerZH2