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Andrew F.C. Turpin Dam

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The 928th tallest dam in the world

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Andrew F.C. Turpin Dam is dam in the Nyara River, north of Bedford, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1949.

List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa List of rivers in South Africa

List of South African Dams from the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa)

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

More dams in South Africa

  1. Vanderkloof Dam108 m
  2. Sterkfontein Dam93 m
  3. Pongolapoort Dam89 m
  4. Gariep Dam88 m
  5. Goedertrouw Dam88 m

Other tall dams worldwide

  1. Rogun Dam · Tajikistan335 m
  2. Shuangjiangkou Dam · China312 m
  3. Norak Dam · Tajikistan300 m
  4. Grande Dixence dam · Switzerland285 m
  5. Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam · Russia245 m
  6. Oroville Dam · United States234.7 m
  7. Bhakra Dam · India225.6 m
  8. Hoover Dam · United States221 m