Laing Dam is a gravity type dam located on the
Buffalo River, near
East London
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Eastern Cape
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,
South Africa
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. It was established in 1938 and has been renovated in 1950. The main purpose of the dam is to serve for irrigation and domestic use and its hazard potential has been ranked high (3).
See also
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List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa
The following is a partial list of dams in South Africa. __NOTOC__
In South African English (under influence of Afrikaans), a dam refers to both the wall as well as the reservoir or lake that builds up as a consequence.
List of dams (reservo ...
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List of rivers of South Africa
This is a list of rivers in South Africa.
It is quite common to find the Afrikaans word ''-rivier'' as part of the name. Another common suffix is "''-kamma''", from the Khoisan term for "river"
Meiring, Barbara"South African Toponymic Guidelin ...
References
List of South African Damsfrom the
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa)
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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Dams in South Africa
Dams completed in 1951
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