Engelhard Dam

Engelhard Dam

Water surface from a viewing point
Official name Engelhard Dam
Country South Africa
Location Kruger National Park
Coordinates 23°50′13″S 31°38′16″E / 23.83694°S 31.63778°E / -23.83694; 31.63778Coordinates: 23°50′13″S 31°38′16″E / 23.83694°S 31.63778°E / -23.83694; 31.63778
Purpose Regulating water flow
Owner(s) SANParks
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity dam
Impounds Letaba River
Reservoir
Creates Engelhard Dam Reservoir

Engelhard Dam is a dam on the Letaba River, between Letaba and Olifants Rest camps in the Kruger National Park, Limpopo, South Africa. Its main function is to regulate water flow down the Letaba in the direction of Mozambique. Its construction in the 1970s was funded by the American industrialist Charles Engelhard.

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