A quick roadside cache at the Loerie Dam.
The Loerie Dam with a capacity of 3,4 million m3 consists of an earthfill embankment with a clay core and a side channel spillway on the left flank of the dam wall. The dam also has a crest spillway which was added in 1983 after the earth embankment had been overtopped on two occasions.
The Loerie dam was built as part of the Kouga Dam scheme with the purpose of supplying Port Elizabeth with water. The dam includes a filtration and pump system to balance the pressure in the pipelines. It is fed with water from the Kouga dam.
