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Sam Meyer Dam
Cathcart district, Eastern Cape

CHEW BOWEN MARAIS - CBM: Engineer
J Alex CHEW: Design Engineer

Date:1960
Type:Dam
Status:Extant

 


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Coordinates:
32°19'27.94" S 27°08'27.02" E Alt: 1092m

The inaugural plaque is held in the Cathcart Museum and was removed from the dam during later Civil works carried out at the dam wall.

Transcription of plaque:

SAM MEYER DAM
INAUGURATED
24TH AUGUST 1960
INGEWY
24STE AUGUSTUS 1960
CAPACITY GALLONS 140,000,000 INHOUDSMAAT GELLINGS
CONTRACTORS MACNICOL CONSTRUCTION CO.LTD. KONTRAKTEURE
CONSULTANT J.A. CHEW AMICE RAADGEWER