Upper Vaal
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Upper Vaal WMA, or Upper Vaal Water Management Area (coded: 8), Includes the following major rivers: the Wilge River, Liebenbergsvlei River and Vaal River
, and covers the following Dams:
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:
- Boskop DamBoskop DamBoskop Dam is dam on the Mooi River, near Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa. It was established in 1959.- References :* from the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry...
Mooi RiverMooi River (river)The Mooi River is a river in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. It rises in the Mkomazi Nature Reserve in the Drakensberg Mountains, and empties into the Tugela River near Muden. The town of Mooi River lies on the river.-Name:... - Grootdraai DamGrootdraai DamGrootdraai Dam is a dam on the Vaal River, near Standerton, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It was established in 1981.Grootdraai Dam is a composite structure comprising a central concrete gravity section 360m long and two earthfill flanks giving a total crest length of 2 180m and a maximum wall height...
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... - Klerkskraal DamKlerkskraal DamKlerkskraal Dam is a dam on the Mooi River, near Ventersdorp, North West, South Africa. It was established in 1965.- References :* from the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry...
Mooi RiverMooi River (river)The Mooi River is a river in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. It rises in the Mkomazi Nature Reserve in the Drakensberg Mountains, and empties into the Tugela River near Muden. The town of Mooi River lies on the river.-Name:... - Klipdrift Dam Loop Spruit
- Potchefstroom Dam Mooi RiverMooi River (river)The Mooi River is a river in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. It rises in the Mkomazi Nature Reserve in the Drakensberg Mountains, and empties into the Tugela River near Muden. The town of Mooi River lies on the river.-Name:...
- Saulspoort Dam Liebenbergvlei
- Sterkfontein DamSterkfontein DamThe Sterkfontein Dam, located just outside the town of Harrismith, in the Free State, province of South Africa, is part of the Tugela-Vaal Water Project, and located on the Nuwejaarspruit, in the upper catchment area of the Vaal River...
Nuwejaar Spruit - Vaal DamVaal damThe Vaal Dam in South Africa was constructed in 1938 and lies 77 km south of OR Tambo International Airport Formerly Jan Smuts Airport, then renamed Johannesburg International Airport in 1994, before being renamed yet again on 27th October 2006 as ORT. The lake behind the dam wall has a...
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...