Vanderkloof Dam
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The Vanderkloof Dam is situated approximately 130km down stream from Gariep Dam
and is fed by the Orange River
, South Africa's largest river. Vanderkloof Dam is the second largest dam in South Africa, boasting the highest dam wall in the country at 108m. The dam was commissioned in 1977, has a capacity of 3200000000 cubic metres (113,006,931,880.5 cu ft), a surface area of 133402 square kilometres (51,506.8 sq mi), and the dam wall is 108 metres (354.3 ft) high. However the Orange is not the only river flowing into this giant dam: there are the Berg River
, 2 unnamed streams come in fron the direction of Reebokrand, the Knapsak River, Paaiskloofspruit, Orange River
, Seekoei River, Kattegatspruit and the Hondeblaf River, in a clockwise direction.
Gariep Dam
Gariep Dam is a dam in South Africa, near the town of Norvalspont, Free State, province South Africa.-Overview:The Gariep Dam was originally called the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam after the first Prime Minister of the Republic of South Africa Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd on its commission in 1971...
and is fed by the Orange River
Orange River
The Orange River , Gariep River, Groote River or Senqu River is the longest river in South Africa. It rises in the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho, flowing westwards through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean...
, South Africa's largest river. Vanderkloof Dam is the second largest dam in South Africa, boasting the highest dam wall in the country at 108m. The dam was commissioned in 1977, has a capacity of 3200000000 cubic metres (113,006,931,880.5 cu ft), a surface area of 133402 square kilometres (51,506.8 sq mi), and the dam wall is 108 metres (354.3 ft) high. However the Orange is not the only river flowing into this giant dam: there are the Berg River
Berg River (Free State)
Berg River , is one of the smaller rivers that run into the Vanderkloof Dam, the major river being the Orange River, but there are some more smaller ones like the Seekoei river, Kattegatspruit, Knapsak river, Paaikloofspruit and the Hondeblaf river....
, 2 unnamed streams come in fron the direction of Reebokrand, the Knapsak River, Paaiskloofspruit, Orange River
Orange River
The Orange River , Gariep River, Groote River or Senqu River is the longest river in South Africa. It rises in the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho, flowing westwards through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean...
, Seekoei River, Kattegatspruit and the Hondeblaf River, in a clockwise direction.
See also
- Orange RiverOrange RiverThe Orange River , Gariep River, Groote River or Senqu River is the longest river in South Africa. It rises in the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho, flowing westwards through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean...
- List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa
- List of rivers of South Africa