Woodhead Dam
| Woodhead Dam | |
|---|---|
Woodhead Dam | |
| Location | Table Mountain, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 33°58′35″S 18°24′08″E / 33.97639°S 18.40222°E |
| Construction began | 1894 |
| Opening date | 1897 |
| Owner(s) | Cape Town Municipality |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Masonry gravity dam |
| Impounds | Disa Stream |
| Height | 50 m (164 ft) |
| Length | 277 m (909 ft) |
| Spillway type | Free overspill |
| Spillway capacity | 20 m3/s (706 ft3/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Woodhead Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 927,000 m3 (32,737,000 cu ft) |
| Surface area | 13 ha (32 acres) |
Woodhead Dam is a dam on Table Mountain, Western Cape, South Africa. It was built in 1897 and supplies water to Cape Town. The dam, which was the first large masonry dam in South Africa, was designated as an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2008.