Woodhead Dam
Dam on Table Mountain, Western Cape, South Africa
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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.
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Table Mountain
Mountain overlooking Cape Town, South Africa
1.1 mi away
Table Mountain National Park
Nature conservation area on the Cape Peninsula in Cape Town, South Africa
1.5 mi away
Maclear's Beacon
Trig beacon on Table Mountain, South Africa
1.5 mi away
Waterworks Museum (Cape Town)
South African museum
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