Indawo oyithandayo
Mohale Dam
Abantu bendawo abangu-5 bayatusa
Indawo
Marakabeis, Thaba-Tseka
Amacebiso avela kubantu bendawo
Refiloe
August 27, 2020
The tallest rock-fill concrete-face dam anywhere in Africa, Mohale lies almost 100km east of Maseru along a dramatic road that traverses a sequence of three major mountain passes as it ascends into the majestic central highlands. The 700-metre-long, 145-metre-high dam was built over 2002-4 to impound the Senqunyane River, an important tributary of the Senqu (Orange), below its confluence with the Likalaneng. Part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, it was designed to divert water via a 32km-long subterranean tunnel to the more northeasterly Katse Dam, which in turn supplies water to Gauteng, the highly industrialised and densely populated South African province that incorporates Johannesburg and Pretoria.
The tallest rock-fill concrete-face dam anywhere in Africa, Mohale lies almost 100km east of Maseru along a dramatic road that traverses a sequence of three major mountain passes as it ascends into the majestic central highlands. The 700-metre-long, 145-metre-high dam was built over 2002-4 to impou…
Tholang
November 22, 2019
To collection of water before being send to neighboring South Africa. Guided tours and boat cruise.
Seps
July 29, 2018
Rooted in a scenic valley, with majestic mountains in every direction