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Theewaterskloof Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Sonderend River near Villiersdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. Administratively it is located within Theewaterskloof Local Municipality .
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.
The northern part is the valley of the Sonderend River including the Theewaterskloof Dam. The southeastern part is in the Overberg plain, drained by the Bot and Klein Rivers. [4] According to the 2011 census the municipality has a population of 108,790 people in 28,884 households.
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Villiersdorp is a town of approximately 10,000 people located in the Western Cape province of South Africa in the Overberg region.. Unlike most of the geographical region which specialises in wheat and canola farming, the Villiersdorp Valley is now agriculturally and in micro-climate more similar to the Elgin Valley and Grabouw since the building of the Theewaterskloof Dam, and thus also ...
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
The reservoir shown in the background is formed by the Theewaterskloof Dam. The site of today's Berg river dam is in the valley to the left of the reservoir. The dam will increase the water storage capacity to supply Cape Town, South Africa's second largest metropolitan area, from 768 to 898 million cubic metres (623,000 to 728,000 acre⋅ft). [7]
(also known as the Brandvlei Dam and the Kwaggaskloof Dam [clarification needed]. In the catchment area are a few more dams: Stettynskloof Dam on the Holsloot River tributary of the Breede River. Zwiegelaars Dam; Theewaterskloof Dam both on the Riviersonderend River; Elandskloof Dam on the Elands River a tributary of the Riviersonderend River.