6-559: Impofu Dam is a combined rock-fill/earth-fill type dam located on the Kromme River , near Humansdorp , Eastern Cape , South Africa . It was established in 1983 and its primary purpose is to serve for municipal and industrial use. The hazard potential of the dam construction has been ranked high (3). The dam, along with the Elandsjagt water purification plant, lies just downriver from Kromme Dam . Both N2 and R102 roads cross
12-581: Is 75 m high and 800 m long. A primary source of drinking water for Port Elizabeth, the dam also prevents flood waters from engulfing farms and houses around the banks and mouth of the river. The reservoir is popular with anglers as well given the 5 fish species found there. A slipway is available for boaters. This article about a dam or floodgate in South Africa is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kromme River Krom River or Kromme River ( Afrikaans : Krommerivier )
18-689: Is a river in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa . The river flows into the Indian Ocean through an estuary on the north side of St Francis Bay , west of Port Elizabeth . The Krom river flows in an ESE direction and is approximately 109 km long with a catchment area of 1,085 km . The Churchill Dam and the Impofu Dam are dams on the Krom River. The latter is located near Humansdorp . Presently this river
24-539: Is only classified as near threatened , in Australia species of the same genus were driven to extinction by competing salmonids and other introduced species of fish. Since the beginning of 2021 there have been a high number of bull sharks present in the river. This Eastern Cape location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in South Africa
30-702: Is part of the Fish to Tsitsikama Water Management Area . In 1995 specimens of the Cape galaxias (Galaxias zebratus) , a South African fish species endemic to the Cape Floristic Region , were found in the Krom River. Until then it had been thought that its distribution was restricted to the area between the Keurbooms and the Olifants River . Although in South Africa this relatively delicate fish
36-402: The western portion of the dam. The road to the dam wall itself is not well-suited to passenger traffic. The dam was built from 1972 to 1982. In July 1983, the dam beat all expectations by filling within three days. The reservoir is long, narrow, and deep, with several bays. The maximum capacity 107 million m³ and the water is 6 km, 25 km long, and 65 km in circumference. The wall
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