Midmar Dam (Q3643764)

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Midmar Dam is a combined gravity & earth-fill type dam and recreation area located near Howick and Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Boating, swimming, waterskiing, picnicking, and fishing are popular pastimes at Midmar Dam. Each year, the Midmar Mile swimming race is held there, which organizers call "the world's largest open water swimming event". Over 20,000 entries were received for the 2009 event. Midmar Dam is located in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal. The dam's primary purpose is to serve for municipal and industrial use and its hazard potential has been ranked high (3).

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Die Midmardam is geleë in die Umgenirivier in KwaZulu-Natal, Suid-Afrika. Die dam is in 1965 voltooi met 'n wal wat 32 m hoog is en het 'n bakmaat van 235 miljoen m3. Die dam is digby Howick. Daar is 'n vakansieoord en natuurreservaat by die dam.

Wikidata location: -29.4956, 30.2032 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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relation: Midmar Dam (OSM), 44 m from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Midmar Dam
water: reservoir
natural: water
wikidata: Q3643764

wikidata match: Q3643764
relation: Midmar Dam (OSM)exact location match [show tags]
name:af: Midmardam
name:en: Midmar Dam
website: https://www.kznwildlife.com/index.php?/Midmar-Dam-Overview.html
waterway: dam
wikipedia: en:Midmar Dam

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levee (Q105190) man_made=dyke
dam (Q12323) water=reservoir, drinking_water, landuse=reservoir, waterway=dam
product (Q2424752) product
obstacle (Q264661) barrier

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Dams completed in 1965 waterway=dam
Dams in South Africa waterway=dam
Tourist attractions in KwaZulu-Natal tourism=museum, tourism=attraction