Berg WMA
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Berg WMA, or Berg Water Management Area (coded: 19), Include the following major rivers: the Berg River
Berg River
The Berg River is a river located just north of Cape Town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is approximately 294 km long with a catchment area of 7,715 km² and outlets into the Atlantic Ocean. About 65% of the Berg River area is under agriculture...

, Diep River
Diep River
Diep River, drains the area between the Kasteel Mountain and the northern slopes of the Durbanville Hills, in Western Cape, province South Africa....

 and Steenbras River, and covers the following Dams:
  • Berg River dam
    Berg River Dam
    The Berg River Dam is a 68 m high dam on the Berg river in South Africa. It is the centerpiece of the Berg Water Project which is designed to capture the winter rainfall and store it for supply to Cape Town during the dry summer months...

     Berg River
    Berg River
    The Berg River is a river located just north of Cape Town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is approximately 294 km long with a catchment area of 7,715 km² and outlets into the Atlantic Ocean. About 65% of the Berg River area is under agriculture...

  • Misverstand Dam
    Misverstand Dam
    Misverstand Dam is a dam on the Berg River, near Porterville, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1977.- References :* from the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry...

     Berg River
    Berg River
    The Berg River is a river located just north of Cape Town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is approximately 294 km long with a catchment area of 7,715 km² and outlets into the Atlantic Ocean. About 65% of the Berg River area is under agriculture...

  • Steenbras Dam
    Steenbras Dam
    The Steenbras Dam is a dam in the Hottentots-Holland mountains near Cape Town in South Africa. It is one of the city's water supplies. The Steenbras pumped-storage scheme was opened in 1979 to supplement the city's electricity supply during peak demand periods....

     Lower Steenbras River
  • Steenbras Dam
    Steenbras Dam
    The Steenbras Dam is a dam in the Hottentots-Holland mountains near Cape Town in South Africa. It is one of the city's water supplies. The Steenbras pumped-storage scheme was opened in 1979 to supplement the city's electricity supply during peak demand periods....

     Upper Steenbras River
  • Voelvlei Dam
    Voëlvlei Dam
    Voëlvlei Dam is dam in South Africa. It was established in 1971.The history of Voelvlei Dam located near Gouda in the Western Cape of South Africa date back for a thousand years or more...

     Voelvlei River
  • Wemmershoek Dam
    Wemmershoek Dam
    - References :* from the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry...

     Wemmers River

Bounderies

Tertiary drainage regions G10, G21, and G22 and quaternary catchment G40A with the northern boundary following the watershed between tertiary drainage
regions G10 and G30 up to the town of Aurora
Aurora, Western Cape
Aurora is a town on the west coast of South Africa....

. From Aurora the boundary runs directly to the coast in a westerly direction.

See also

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