Gariep Dam (Q1494266)

  • matcher place: Free State (relation 92417)
  • view on Wikidata
  • Wikipedia: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, French, German, Hausa, Hindi, Italian, Malayalam, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Ukrainian, Yoruba
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • English Wikipedia categories: 20th-century architecture in South Africa, Dams completed in 1971, Dams in South Africa, Energy infrastructure completed in 1971, Hydroelectric power stations in South Africa, Irrigation in South Africa, Orange River
  • Overpass query: show query – Overpass Turbo 
    [timeout:300][out:json];
(
    node(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[barrier][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    way(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[barrier][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    rel(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[barrier][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    node(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)["drinking_water"][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    way(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)["drinking_water"][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    rel(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)["drinking_water"][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    node(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[product][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    way(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[product][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    rel(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[product][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    node(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[landuse=reservoir][name];
    way(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[landuse=reservoir][name];
    rel(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[landuse=reservoir][name];
    node(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)["man_made"="dyke"][name];
    way(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)["man_made"="dyke"][name];
    rel(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)["man_made"="dyke"][name];
    node(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)["plant:source"="hydro"][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    way(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)["plant:source"="hydro"][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    rel(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)["plant:source"="hydro"][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    node(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[power=plant][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    way(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[power=plant][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    rel(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[power=plant][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    node(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[power=station][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    way(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[power=station][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    rel(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[power=station][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    node(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[water=reservoir][name];
    way(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[water=reservoir][name];
    rel(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[water=reservoir][name];
    node(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[waterway=dam][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    way(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[waterway=dam][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    rel(around:1000,-30.62278,25.50639)[waterway=dam][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
);
out center tags;
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Gariep Dam is located in South Africa, near the town of Norvalspont, bordering the Free State and Eastern Cape provinces. Its primary purpose is for irrigation, domestic and industrial use as well as for power generation. It the largest dam in South Africa.

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

De Gariepdam, voorheen de Hendrik Verwoerddam, is een stuwdam gelegen in de Zuid-Afrikaanse Oranjerivier. Met de bouw van de dam werd begonnen in 1965 en werd voltooid in 1971. De wal van de dam is 88 meter hoog en heeft een lengte van 914 meter. Wanneer het stuwmeer vol is, beslaat het een oppervlakte van 374 km² en is daarmee het grootste van Zuid-Afrika. Bij de dam wordt elektriciteit opgewekt door vier turbines van elk 90 MW.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Die Gariepdam, vroeër bekend as die Hendrik Verwoerddam, is die grootste dam in Suid-Afrika met 'n oppervlak van meer as 374 vierkante kilometer wanneer vol. Die bakmaat word op 5 340 miljoen m3 geskat. Die dam vorm die beginpunt van die Oranjerivierprojek wat die verspreiding van water na die Groot-Visrivier en Sondagsrivier behels.

Wikidata location: -30.6228, 25.5064 view on OSM or edit on OSM

matches

login to upload wikidata tags

found 2 match candidates

relation: Gariep Dam (OSM), 8 m from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Gariep Dam
water: reservoir
natural: water
old_name: Hendrik Verwoerd Dam
wikidata: Q31919680
wikipedia: en:Gariep Dam
start_date: 1971

wikidata mismatch: Q31919680
way: Gariep Dam (OSM)exact location match [show tags]
name: Gariep Dam
old_name: Hendrik Verwoerd Dam
waterway: dam
wikidata: Q1494266
old_name2: Ruigte Valley Dam
wikipedia: en:Gariep Dam
start_date: 1971

wikidata match: Q1494266

Search criteria from Wikidata

view with query.wikidata.org

levee (Q105190) man_made=dyke
dam (Q12323) waterway=dam, landuse=reservoir, water=reservoir, drinking_water
hydroelectric power station (Q15911738) plant:source=hydro
power station (Q159719) power=plant
product (Q2424752) product
obstacle (Q264661) barrier

Search criteria from categories

Dams completed in 1971 waterway=dam
Dams in South Africa waterway=dam
Hydroelectric power stations in South Africa power=station, power=plant