Olushandja Dam
Aerial view of the Etaka River with the Olushandja Dam on the north side.
The Olushandja Dam
Namibia with a red dot marking the location of the dam. It is in the north of the country on the border with Angola.
Namibia with a red dot marking the location of the dam. It is in the north of the country on the border with Angola.
Location in Namibia
CountryNamibia
Coordinates17°26′S 14°39′E / 17.43°S 14.65°E / -17.43; 14.65
Opening date1990
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsEtaka River
Reservoir
Total capacity42.331 million cubic metres

Olushandja Dam is a dam on the Etaka River outside of Oshakati in the Oshana Region of Namibia. The dam was completed in 1990.[1] Its lake has a maximum capacity of 42.331 million cubic metres, and stores water from the Calueque Dam on the Cunene River in nearby Angola which supports the Ruacana Power Station downstream.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Olushandja Dam from NamWater.com.na
  2. ↑ "Namibia Crane News 32" (PDF). Namibia Crane Working Group. October 2007. p. 2. Retrieved 22 January 2015.


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