Von Bach Dam
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| Opened | 1970 |
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| Height | 3500 (cm) |
| Surface area | 489 |
| Height (foundation) | 4013000 |
| Construction began | 1968 |
| Impound | Swakop River |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 3005348 |
About Von Bach Dam
The Von Bach Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Swakop River near Okahandja in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. Built in 1968 and commissioned in 1970, the dam provides Namibia's capital of Windhoek with much of the city's water. It also supplies Okahandja.