Olushandja Dam | |
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Country | Namibia |
Coordinates | 17°26′S 14°39′E / 17.43°S 14.65°E |
Opening date | 1990 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Etaka River |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 42.331 million cubic metres |
Olushandja Dam is a dam on the Etaka River outside of Oshakati in the Oshana Region of Namibia. The dam was completed in 1990.[1] Its lake has a maximum capacity of 42.331 million cubic metres, and stores water from the Calueque Dam on the Cunene River in nearby Angola which supports the Ruacana Power Station downstream.[2]