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Theewaterskloof dam has a capacity of 480,406 megalitres (16,965.4 × 10 ^ 6 cu ft) of water, and when full the reservoir covers an area of 5,059 hectares (12,500 acres). [2] The catchment area of 500 square kilometres (190 sq mi) is served by streams emanating in the Hottentots Holland mountain range.
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The largest dam in the system is the Theewaterskloof Dam on the Sonderend River, with a storage capacity of 480 million cubic meters, or 41% of the total storage. It is linked to the Cape Town water system through the Faure treatment works via the Kleinplass balancing dam with a tunnel system through the Hottentots Holland Mountains.
Theewaterskloof may refer to: Theewaterskloof Dam , near Villiersdorp, Western Cape, South Africa Theewaterskloof Local Municipality , governing Villiersdorp and the surrounding area in the Western Cape, South Africa
Theewaterskloof Municipality (Afrikaans: Theewaterskloof Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Theewaterskloof) is a local municipality located within the Overberg District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2022, the population was 139,563. Its municipality code is WC031.
Lake of Theewaterskloof Dam in South Africa betwenn Grabouw and Villiersdorp: Date: 17 August 2008, 12:36: Source: Lake between Grabouw and Villiersdorp, South Africa: Author: Danie van der Merwe from Cape Town, South Africa