Goreangab Dam is a dam in the north-western suburbs of
Windhoek
Windhoek (; ; ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek, which ...
, the capital of
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
. It dams the
ephemeral
Ephemerality (from the Greek word , meaning 'lasting only one day') is the concept of things being transitory, existing only briefly. Academically, the term ephemeral constitutionally describes a diverse assortment of things and experiences, fr ...
Arebbusch River and its tributary, the
Gammams River, which both run across Windhoek. The reservoir behind the dam has a capacity of .
References
Dams in Namibia
Dams completed in 1958
1958 establishments in South West Africa
Buildings and structures in Windhoek
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