| Emmarentia Dam | |
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 Emmarentia Dam in autumn as viewed from the Olifants Road Bridge | |
  Location of Emmarentia Dam in South Africa | |
| Official name | Emmarentia Dam |
| Country | South Africa |
| Location | Johannesburg, Gauteng |
| Coordinates | 26°9′S 28°0′E / 26.150°S 28.000°E |
| Purpose | Recreational, wildlife |
| Opening date | 1912 |
| Owner(s) | City of Johannesburg |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth fill dam |
| Impounds | Braamfontein Spruit |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Emmarentia Dam Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 250 megalitres (200 acre⋅ft)[1] |
| Surface area | 8.8 hectares (22 acres)[1] |
| Bridge carries traffic on Olifants Road | |
Emmarentia Dam is a dam in Emmarentia, Johannesburg, South Africa. There are several dams that make up Emmarentia Dam, despite its allusion to the singular, with two small dams found upstream in the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens.[2]
- ^ a b "List of Registered Dams – September 2009". Department of Water Affairs. September 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ "Emmarentia Dam". Emmarentia Residents Association. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2015.