Impofu Dam | |
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Wuri | |
Ƴantacciyar ƙasa | Afirka ta kudu |
Province of South Africa (en) ![]() | Eastern Cape (en) ![]() |
Coordinates | 34°05′41″S 24°41′27″E / 34.094658°S 24.690892°E |
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History and use | |
Opening | 1982 |
Karatun Gine-gine | |
Tsawo | 75 m |
Giciye |
Krom River (en) ![]() |
Service entry (en) ![]() | 1982 |
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Dam ɗin Impofu, wani dam ne mai haɗe da dutse mai cike da duniya wanda ke kan kogin Kromme, kusa da Humansdorp, Gabashin Cape, Afirka ta Kudu . An kafa shi a cikin shekarar 1983 kuma babban manufarsa shi ne yin aiki don amfanin birni da masana'antu. Hatsarin da ke tattare da gina madatsar ruwan ya kasance a matsayi babba na uku (3).
Dam ɗin, tare da masana'antar tsarkake ruwa ta Elandsjagt, ta ta'allaka ne kawai daga kogin Kromme Dam . Dukkan hanyoyin N2 da R102 sun ratsa yammacin yankin dam. Hanyar zuwa bangon dam kanta bai dace da zirga-zirgar fasinjoji ba.
An gina dam ɗin ne daga shekarar 1972 zuwa ta 1982. A cikin watan Yulin 1983, dam ɗin ya doke duk abin da ake tsammani ta cika cikin kwanaki uku.
Tafkin yana da tsayi, ƙunƙuntar, kuma mai zurfi, tare da ƙofofi da yawa. Matsakaicin iya aiki miliyan 107 m³ kuma ruwan shi ne 6 km2, 25 km tsawo, kuma 65 km a kewaye. Tsayin bangon ya kai mita 75 kuma tsayinsa ya kai mita 800.
Babban tushen ruwan sha na Fatakwal Elizabeth, dam ɗin yana kuma hana ambaliyar ruwa ta mamaye gonaki da gidaje a kusa da bakin kogi. Tafkin yana da farin jini tare da masu kama kifi kamar yadda aka ba da nau'in kifi guda 5 da aka samu a wurin. Ana samun hanyar zamewa ga masu jirgin ruwa.