[3] The land was bought in 1886 by Lourens Geldenhuys for its mining rights as it was hoped that the Confidence Reef would extend into his farm but it did not.

[3] A hundred of these workers were then settled in 14 irrigated smallholdings on 145 morgens of the farm in what are now the suburbs of Emmarentia, Linden and Greenside where they grew fruits and vegetables with rent based on a third of the profits of the sale of the produce.

[7] The western shore consists of woodlands, natural grass areas used for picnics, braais (barbecues) and dog walking, and a tea room.

In April 2015, the Johannesburg Road Agency initiated a project to rehabilitate the dam wall and its infrastructure.

After an investigation, there was now a need to conduct preventative maintenance and upgrade of the flood retention protection to safeguard the dam and the residential properties below.