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Dam in Hardap, Namibia Dam in Rehoboth, Hardap Region
Oanob Dam
CountryNamibia
LocationRehoboth, Hardap Region
Coordinates23°19′30″S 17°01′30″E / 23.325°S 17.025°E / -23.325; 17.025
StatusOperational
Opening date1990
Lake Oanob resort
Aerial view of Lake Oanob (2017)

Oanob Dam is a dam outside Rehoboth, Hardap Region, Namibia. Located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) outside Rehoboth, it dams the Oanob River and supplies the town with the majority of its water. It has a capacity of 34,505,000 cubic metres (1.2185×10 cu ft) and was completed in 1990, the year of Namibia's independence.

References

  1. Oanob Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine at NamWater.com


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