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Dikgatlhong Dam
| Dikgatlhong Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Dikgatlhong Dam in Botswana | |
| Country | Botswana |
| Coordinates | 21°32′56″S 27°58′52″E / 21.549008°S 27.981034°E |
| Purpose | Urban water supply |
| Construction began | March 2008 |
| Opening date | January 2012 |
| Construction cost | $300 million |
| Owner(s) | Government of Botswana |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth fill |
| Height | 41 metres (135 ft) |
| Length | 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) |
| Spillway type | Concrete ogee |
| Spillway capacity | 11,000 m3/s |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 4,000,000,000 cubic metres (1.4×1011 cu ft) |
| Maximum length | 20 kilometres (12 mi) |
The Dikgatlhong Dam is a dam near the village of Robelela on the Shashe River in Botswana, completed in December 2011.[1] When full, it holds 400,000,000 cubic metres (1.4×1010 cu ft) of water. The next largest dam in Botswana, the Gaborone Dam, has a capacity of 141,000,000 cubic metres (5.0×109 cu ft).[2]
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