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Boegoeberg Dam

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Boegoeberg Dam is a gravity type dam on the Orange River, near Prieska, Northern Cape, South Africa. Building was started in 1926 and completed by 1933. Boegoeberg is named for the small tree Croton gratissimus, also known as Bergboegoe.Medicinal Plants of South Africa - van Wyk et al. Its primary purpose is for irrigation and it has a low hazard potential. Read more on Wikipedia

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