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diga di Pongolapoort

Jozini Local Municipality, Italy

Pongolapoort Dam, commonly referred to as Jozini Dam creating Lake Jozini, is an arch type dam (double-curvature single-arch) in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa located on the Phongolo River. The dam is situated just north of the settlement of Jozini, 280 km north-east of the port city of Durba

n. The dam was constructed in 1973 at the eastern end of the narrow gorge separating the Lebombo and Ubombo ranges. The dam mainly serves irrigation needs and its hazard potential has been ranked high (3). The Phongolo River is the dam's outlet as well its largest and only perennial feeder.

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