Hermitage Dam

Capacity: 430 million gallons

According to the Jamaica Gleaner:
“On May 4 [1927], the Hermitage Dam, on the Wag Water River, was opened. It was built to provide a reserve water supply for the Corporate Area of Kingston and St. Andrew. The dam is 142 feet high, 465 feet wide, and is capable of storing 430,000,000 gallons of water. It took two and a half years to build.”

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