Olushandja Dam | |
Image Alt: | Aerial view of the Etaka River with the Olushandja Dam on the north side. |
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Location Map Caption: | Location in Namibia |
Location Map Alt: | Namibia with a red dot marking the location of the dam. It is in the north of the country on the border with Angola. |
Coordinates: | -17.43°N 14.65°W |
Country: | Namibia |
Opening: | 1990 |
Dam Crosses: | Etaka River |
Res Capacity Total: | 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 hydroelectricity generation in the Ruacana Power Station downstream.[2]