Lower Vaal
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Lower Vaal WMA, or Lower Vaal Water Management Area (coded: 10), Includes the following major rivers: the Harts River
, Molopo River
and Vaal River
, and covers the following Dams:
along the watershed between quaternary catchments D42C and D42D until it meets the boundary of the Kalahari East Water Board. The Water Management Area boundary then follows this Water Board boundary to a point, west of the Langberge, 19 kilometres west of Beeshoek, near Postmasburg. The Water Management Area boundary then runs South East to meet the watershed between quaternary catchments D73A and D73B. The boundary then follows this watershed, and that between D73A and D71B, until it meets the watershed of tertiary catchment C92.
Harts River
The Harts River is a northern tributary of the Vaal River, which in turn is the largest tributary of the Orange River ....
, Molopo River
Molopo River
The Molopo River is located in southern Africa. The river generally flows to the southwest from its source, and has a length of approximately 960 kilometres. River flow is intermittent. When in flood, the flow discharges into the Orange River, which it meets downstream of Augrabies Falls National...
and Vaal River
Vaal River
The Vaal River is the largest tributary of the Orange River in South Africa. The river has its source in the Drakensberg mountains in Mpumalanga, east of Johannesburg and about 30 km north of Ermelo and only about 240 km from the Indian Ocean. It then flows westwards to its conjunction...
, and covers the following Dams:
- Spitskop DamSpitskop DamSpitskop Dam is in the Northern Cape Province north of the city of Kimberley in the Harts River South Africa. It was established in 1975 and rebuilt in 1988 after breaching during a flood. It has a full capacity of 57.89 million cubic meters of water....
Harts RiverHarts RiverThe Harts River is a northern tributary of the Vaal River, which in turn is the largest tributary of the Orange River .... - Vaalharts Storage WeirVaalharts Storage WeirVaalharts Storage Weir is dam in South Africa. It was established in 1936.Vaalhartz Weir is located on the Vaal River approximately 100 km downstream of Bloemhof Dam and 13 km upstream of Warrenton....
Vaal RiverVaal RiverThe Vaal River is the largest tributary of the Orange River in South Africa. The river has its source in the Drakensberg mountains in Mpumalanga, east of Johannesburg and about 30 km north of Ermelo and only about 240 km from the Indian Ocean. It then flows westwards to its conjunction...
Bounderies
Tertiary drainage regions C31 to C33, C91, C92 (excluding quaternary catchment C92C), D41 (excluding quaternary catchment D41A), and quaternary catchments D73A and portions of D42C, D42D, D73B, D73C, D73D and D73E. The western boundary of this area runs from the confluence of the Kuruman River with the Molopo RiverMolopo River
The Molopo River is located in southern Africa. The river generally flows to the southwest from its source, and has a length of approximately 960 kilometres. River flow is intermittent. When in flood, the flow discharges into the Orange River, which it meets downstream of Augrabies Falls National...
along the watershed between quaternary catchments D42C and D42D until it meets the boundary of the Kalahari East Water Board. The Water Management Area boundary then follows this Water Board boundary to a point, west of the Langberge, 19 kilometres west of Beeshoek, near Postmasburg. The Water Management Area boundary then runs South East to meet the watershed between quaternary catchments D73A and D73B. The boundary then follows this watershed, and that between D73A and D71B, until it meets the watershed of tertiary catchment C92.