🚧 Omatako Dam

Namibia · Africa · 21.17°S, 17.17°E

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).

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Quick facts

Country	Namibia
Continent / region	Africa
Coordinates (approx.)	21.17°S, 17.17°E · view on map

Omatako Dam is located in Namibia, in Africa.

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