Omatako Dam
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title:
Omatako Dam
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Omatako Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Okahandja in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It is named after the Omatako Mountains, and it dams the ephemeral Omatako River, with Omatako meaning "butt" in Oshiwambo, the name referring to the shape of the Omatako Mountains. The dam has a capacity of 43.49 million cubic metres (56,880,000 cu yd). Completed in 1981, it was originally envisaged to become part of the Eastern National Water Carrier, a scheme to s
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Dam in Namibia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omatako_Dam
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2024-01-12T07:44:22Z
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