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8615km to Mainz Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 8/29/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


8615km bis Mainz - Naute Dam

The cache is close to Naute Dam. Here are some figures:

  • Source: Loewen River
  • Structure: central double curvature circular arch
  • Purpose: irrigation/domestic supply to Keetmanshoop
  • Capacity: 83.580 Mm3 (millions of cubic metres)
  • Surface Area: 1.532 km2 (square kilometres) when full
  • Year constructed: 1972
  • Annual precipitation: mean of 150 mm
  • Located approx. 45 km south west of Keetmanshoop

There is also a rest camp, a recreation area (Naute Game Park), a fish farm and fruit farms. It is situated on the way from Keetmanshoop to the Fish River Canyon. 
Sources: Namwater and Wikipedia 

The cache is outside the recreation area. You have to go off the main road into a smaller road for about 400m. Just stop behind the small "dune".

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Yrsg bs gur fznyyre ebnq, haqre n cvyr bs fgbarf.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)