Avis Dam

The Avis Dam is a dam outside of Windhoek, Namibia. It was built in 1933 by the South African colonial authorities. It first flooded in April 1934, but only exceeded 75% again in 2007.[1]

Avis Dam
Avis Dam in April 2009
CountryNamibia
Coordinates22°34′29.16″S 17°7′45.62″E
StatusOperational
Opening date1933
Built bySouth West Africa Administration
Owner(s)Windhoek Municipality
Website
http://www.avisdam.org/

Fauna

There are at least 187 different species of birds in the area.

gollark: Let's see.
gollark: Huh. I might have solved it. There was a slightly different range on a loop.
gollark: I had to add a bodge for a condition which wasn't present in the Haskell version.
gollark: Only sort of.
gollark: broken art.

References

  1. Friends of Avis Dam AvisDam.org


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