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Omaruru Delta Dam
Source: Omaruru River
Structure: Earth fill embankment with a clay core
Purpose: to enhance the natural recharge of OMDEL aquifers;
subsequently augment the coastal water supply
Capacity: 41.288 Mm
3
(millions of cubic metres)
Surface Area: 4.398 km
2
(square kilometres) when full
Year constructed: 1984
Annual precipitation: mean of 50 mm
Located approx. 38 km east of Henties Bay
Omaruru Delta Dam - Abstraction Tower
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