Lake Phobane Traditional Geocache
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Lake Phobane (previously known as Goedertrouw Dam) is situated about 15 km north of Eshowe nestled in a valley which was once the heart of King Shaka's Kingdom.
The dam is set in the Umhlatuze Valley with the Mabelebele Mountains offering a spectacular backdrop for this beautiful dam. It was constructed on the uMhlatuze River by the Department of Water Affairs more than 25 years ago to provide an assured water supply to the developing port and industrial complex at Richards Bay. It is about 14 kms in length and has a massive capacity of 300 million cubic metres.
Lake Phobane is the second biggest dam in KwaZulu Natal and is fed by seven rivers of which four flow all year round. At the time of its construction it held the title of the largest earth walled dam in the southern hemisphere.
The habitats along the dam vary from dry acacia scrub to tall mixed woodland, riverine forest patches and mountainous areas with cliffs up to 100m high dropping into the water. The dam itself is mainly open water with a few areas of quiet backwaters with plenty of overhanging vegetation. Where the rivers feed into the dam, shallow rocky areas have formed.
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