De Hoop Dam (Limpopo)

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General data
- Name: De Hoop Dam (Limpopo)
- Water system: Limpopo
- Water type: Artificial lake
- Progression: Steelpoort River -> Olifants River -> Limpopo -> Indian ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Subtropical
- Continents: Africa
- Countries: South Africa
Description
The De Hoop Dam is a gravity dam on the Steelpoort River, near Burgersfort, Limpopo, South Africa. Its purpose is to enable the extraction of rich mineral deposits in the eastern Limpopo province, and to supply water to towns, industries and communities in the Sekhukhune district, where service delivery was of a poor standard.