{{Use South African English|date=July 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox dam | name = Stompdrift Dam | image = | image_caption = | name_official = Stompdrift Dam | dam_crosses = Olifants River | res_name = Stompdrift Dam Reservoir | location = De Rust, Western Cape | country = South Africa | owner = Department of Water Affairs | dam_length = {{convert|400|m}} | dam_height = {{convert|37|m}} | dam_type = multi-arch, gravity | purpose = Irrigation | dam_width_base = | construction_began = | opening = 1965 | cost = | res_capacity_total = {{convert|55300000|m3}} | res_catchment = {{convert|5224|km2}} | res_surface = {{convert|620.8|ha}} | plant_turbines = | plant_capacity = | plant_annual_gen = | coordinates = {{coord|33|30|45|S|22|35|8|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | extra = | website = }} '''Stompdrift Dam''' is a combined multi-arch and gravity type dam located on the Olifants River near De Rust, Western Cape, South Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stompdrift RQS Dams|date=21 May 2004|publisher=Department of Water Affairs, Republic of South Africa|url=http://www.dwaf.gov.za/iwqs/gis_apps/dam/dams/stompdrift.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330173238/http://www.dwaf.gov.za/iwqs/gis_apps/dam/dams/stompdrift.htm|archivedate=30 March 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
It was constructed in 1965, and serves primarily for irrigation purposes. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3) because of inadequate capacity in the spillway and structural concerns.<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=Dam Safety Office 2011/2012 Annual Report|publisher=Department of Water Affairs, Republic of South Africa|page=22|url=http://www.dwa.gov.za/DSO/Documents/Annual%20Report%202011-%2012%20fin.pdf|access-date=11 June 2013|archive-date=17 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617050326/http://www.dwa.gov.za/DSO/Documents/Annual%20Report%202011-%2012%20fin.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==See also== *List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa *List of rivers of South Africa
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Category:Dams in the Western Cape Category:Dams completed in 1965
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