One of the major highlights of this Mountain Kingdom Tour, the Katse Dam, is Africa’s second-largest double-curvature arch dam (the Tekeze Dam in Ethiopia is the largest). It is located on the Malibamatso River and was completed in 1997.
This impressive dam forms part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, which will eventually include five large dams in remote rural areas. The potential of the project was identified by the South African civil engineer, Ninham Shand, as a possible means to supplement the water supply of South Africa’s industrial heartland in the Witwatersrand.
Some interesting facts:
• The wall is 185m high and 60m wide at the base. At the top, it is 9m wide and curves from side to side as well as from top to bottom, making it…
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