About: Midmar Dam

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Midmar Dam is a combined gravity & earth-fill type dam and recreation area located near Howick and Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Boating, swimming, waterskiing, picnicking, and fishing are popular pastimes at Midmar Dam. Each year, the Midmar Mile swimming race is held there, which organizers call "the world's largest open water swimming event". Over 20,000 entries were received for the 2009 event. Midmar Dam is located in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal. The dam's primary purpose is to serve for municipal and industrial use and its hazard potential has been ranked high (3).

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  • Midmar Dam is a combined gravity & earth-fill type dam and recreation area located near Howick and Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Boating, swimming, waterskiing, picnicking, and fishing are popular pastimes at Midmar Dam. Each year, the Midmar Mile swimming race is held there, which organizers call "the world's largest open water swimming event". Over 20,000 entries were received for the 2009 event. Midmar Dam is located in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal. The dam's primary purpose is to serve for municipal and industrial use and its hazard potential has been ranked high (3). Morgenzon has camping and caravanning sites, both powered and non-powered. The dam also hosts a yacht club, and lock up storage facilities for boats. Midmar Dam is easily accessible from the N3 motorway. (en)
  • Мидмар-Дам (англ. Midmar Dam) — водохранилище около Питермарицбурга, ЮАР. Здесь популярны гребля, плавание, водные виды спорта и рыболовство. Каждый год здесь проводят соревнования по плаванию «Мидмарская миля», которые организаторы называют «крупнейшим в мире соревнованием по плаванию на открытой воде». В 2009 году в соревнованиях приняли участие более 20 000 человек. Около плотины находится кемпинг и места для автотуристов. Здесь также находится яхт-клуб и лодочная станция. На дамбе расположены шале и домики для отдыха. (ru)
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  • Мидмар-Дам (англ. Midmar Dam) — водохранилище около Питермарицбурга, ЮАР. Здесь популярны гребля, плавание, водные виды спорта и рыболовство. Каждый год здесь проводят соревнования по плаванию «Мидмарская миля», которые организаторы называют «крупнейшим в мире соревнованием по плаванию на открытой воде». В 2009 году в соревнованиях приняли участие более 20 000 человек. Около плотины находится кемпинг и места для автотуристов. Здесь также находится яхт-клуб и лодочная станция. На дамбе расположены шале и домики для отдыха. (ru)
  • Midmar Dam is a combined gravity & earth-fill type dam and recreation area located near Howick and Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Boating, swimming, waterskiing, picnicking, and fishing are popular pastimes at Midmar Dam. Each year, the Midmar Mile swimming race is held there, which organizers call "the world's largest open water swimming event". Over 20,000 entries were received for the 2009 event. Midmar Dam is located in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal. The dam's primary purpose is to serve for municipal and industrial use and its hazard potential has been ranked high (3). (en)
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