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Vanderkloof Dam is the second-largest dam in South Africa (in volume), having the highest dam wall in the country at 108 metres (354 ft). The dam was commissioned in 1977; it has a capacity of 3,187.557 million cubic metres (2,584,195 acre⋅ft) and a surface area of 133.43 square kilometres (51.52 sq mi) when full.
Vanderkloof is a town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is located on the Orange River and near the Rolfontein Nature Reserve . The village is on the site of the Vanderkloof Dam , (formerly the P.K. le Roux Dam), 9 km north-east of Petrusville .
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Vanderkloof Dam Orange River; Welbedacht Dam Caledon River; Boundaries. Tertiary drainage regions C51, C52, D11 to D18, D21 to D24, D31, D32, D34 and D35. See also
From here, the water is supplied in two directions, westward along the Orange River (via hydroelectric power generators) to the Vanderkloof Dam and southward through the Orange-Fish Tunnel to the Eastern Cape. The Gariep Dam on the Orange River is the largest dam in South Africa, and was a key part of the Orange River Project.
Nooitgedacht is a riverfront farm, located between Orania and Vanderkloof. It is used mostly for agriculture, with a smaller built-up area along the river bank. [215] Kambro also own a 380 hectares (940 acres) farm west of Orania. [215] The Masada farmhouse opposite Orania, about 150 hectares (370 acres), was bought and proclaimed as an eco ...
The weir separating the Sterkfontein Dam from the Driekloof Dam. The Driekloof Dam which is inside the Sterkfontein Dam, is regarded as a separated dam and reservoir, and is not included in the above figures. It is essentially a dam within a dam. Driekloof Dam is the upper storage reservoir of the Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme. If the ...
The Berg River is one of seven smaller rivers that run into Vanderkloof Dam in South Africa. The other rivers are: Orange River, the longest river in South Africa; Seekoei River; Kattegatspruit; Knapsak River; Paaikloofspruit; and Hondeblaf River