Swakoppoort Dam

Swakoppoort Dam is a dam 50 kilometres (31 mi) outside of Okahandja, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. It dams the Swakop River^[1] and occasionally receives inflow from the Omatako Dam on Swakop's tributary Omatako. Its capacity is 63.489 million cubic metres (83,040,000 cu yd).^[2] Completed in 1978, it is one of three dams to supply water to the capital Windhoek.^[3] It also supplies the Navachab mine and the town of Karibib.

Swakoppoort Dam
Aerial view of Swakoppoort Dam
Official name	Swakoppoort Dam
Location	Okahandja, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Coordinates	22.212°S 16.527°E / -22.212; 16.527
Opening date	1978
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Surface reservoir
Impounds	Swakop River
Reservoir
Total capacity	63.489×10^6 m3 (83,040,000 cu yd)
Surface area	7,808 m2 (0.7808 ha)