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Bon Accord Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Apies River, some 15 km north of Pretoria.The dam comprises an earth embankment with a side spillway. The catchment area of the dam is 315 km 2 and comprises primarily the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipal area in Gauteng, South Africa.
The Rietvlei dam is an earth-fill type dam and is one of a number of dams supplying water to the Pretoria region of South Africa. It supplies around 41 million liters of drinking water daily, [1] about 5.9% of the water requirement of Pretoria. [4] The dam mainly serves for municipal and industrial use. Its hazard potential has been ranked high ...
The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality was established on 5 December 2000, [4] comprising 13 former city and town councils and managed under an executive mayoral system. The Metsweding District Municipality was incorporated into the municipality [ 5 ] with effect from 18 May 2011 (the date of the 2011 municipal elections ).
Massive growth of water hyacinth deteriorating the water quality of Hartbeespoort Dam. The Crocodile River is one of the most polluted river systems in South Africa.The effects of pollution from two of South Africa's metropolitan areas, Johannesburg and Tshwane, has been detrimental to the ecology of the system.
The mean elevation above sea level is approximately 1,525 meters, with the highest point at 1,542 m and the lowest at 1,473 m, the dam’s outflow in Sesmylspruit. The reserve covers a surface area of approximately 4,003 ha or 40 km 2, of which the dam constitutes some 20ha. A network of roads criss-cross the entire area, which facilitates ...
In August 2007, an internal memo was leaked to the media in which the Tshwane mayor sought advice from the premier of Gauteng on whether the municipality could be called the "City of Tshwane" instead of just "Tshwane". [78] This could increase confusion about the distinction between the city of Pretoria and the municipality of Tshwane.
Akasia is a complex of suburbs north of Pretoria, part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. Formerly an independent municipality, [ 2 ] the area surrounding Akasia is largely semi-rural and Akasia itself is built on former agricultural holdings.
Laudium (/ ˈ l ɔː d i ə m, ˈ l oʊ-/) is an Indian township southwest of central Pretoria, in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. Claudius [ 2 ] is a residential suburb that is effectively an extension of Laudium.