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Naute Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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The Naute Dam is a dam outside of Keetmanshoop in the Karas Region of Namibia. It was built by Concor between 1970 and 1972 and was officially commissioned in September 1972. It is the third largest dam in Namibia after Hardap Dam to Naute's north and can hold up to 69 million cubic metres of water. The dam's source is the Löwen River, a tributary of the Fish River.

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