Waterhole · Kruger National Park
Engelhard Dam, Kruger
Engelhard Dam is a waterhole in Kruger National Park, 200 m off the S46, about 47 km from Phalaborwa Gate.
About Engelhard Dam
Engelhard Dam is a gravity dam on the Letaba River, about 4 km east of Letaba Rest Camp near the S46. Built in the 1970s with funding from the American industrialist Charles W. Engelhard Jr, it holds back a long stretch of the Letaba regarded as some of the best birding water in Kruger, and Matambeni Bird Hide overlooks it from the northern bank.
Where to find Engelhard Dam
Engelhard Dam is a waterhole in Kruger National Park, 200 m off the S46, about 47 km from Phalaborwa Gate. See exactly where it is on the map, and navigate to it, in the opspoor app.
Recent activity near Engelhard Dam
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Open in opspoorWhat lives around Engelhard Dam
Good country for these, going by the habitat around it, not today's sightings.
Habitat around Engelhard Dam
Mopane by H1-5 (north-east) (mopane woodland): Mopane trees and shrubs, typical of the north of Kruger.
Habitat mapped by opspoor. Data sources
Best time to visit Engelhard Dam
Animals move most in the first hours after the gates open and the last hours before they close; the midday heat is quietest.
Nearby waterholes, hides and camps
- Matambeni Bird HideBird Hide
- Longwe ViewpointViewpoint
- Letaba Rest CampMain Camp
Engelhard Dam questions
Where is Engelhard Dam?
Engelhard Dam is a waterhole in Kruger National Park, 200 m off the S46, about 47 km from Phalaborwa Gate.
Which road is Engelhard Dam on?
Engelhard Dam is about 200 m off the S46.
What animals can you see at Engelhard Dam?
Engelhard Dam sits in mopane woodland: good country for buffalo (cape), elephant, kudu (greater), roan antelope and sharpes grysbok.
Can I use opspoor at Engelhard Dam without signal?
Yes. Signal in Kruger National Park can be patchy, and opspoor works fully offline: you can see sightings you've already loaded and log your own, which sync when you're back in range.
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