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Breede River
The Breede River (), also known as Breë River, is a river in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Travelling inland north from the city of Cape Town, the river runs in a west to east direction. The surrounding western mountains formed the first continental divide experienced by European settlers in the 18th century. The Witels River and Dwars River become the Breë River. Sources The first catchment area of the river is in the Skurweberg mountain range close to Ceres. The head waters then runs through the modern day Michell's Pass before plaining out on its middle course in the Worcester area. The river mouth is in an estuary at Witsand on the Indian Ocean. Tributaries On its course through the Breede River Valley, it is joined by the Holsloot and Smalblaar Rivers, from their catchment areas, the Du Toitskloof and Stettyn mountain ranges. The Hex River with its catchment area in the Hex River Mountains also joins the Breede River from the north-east. Further downs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the List of languages by total number of speakers, third most spoken Germanic language. In Europe, Dutch is the native language of most of the population of the Netherlands and Flanders (which includes 60% of the population of Belgium). "1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." (page 153). Dutch was one of the official languages of South Africa until 1925, when it was replaced by Afrikaans, a separate but partially Mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible daughter language of Dutch. Afrikaans, depending on the definition used, may be considered a sister language, spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, and evolving from Cape Dutch dialects. In South America, Dutch is the native l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hex River Mountains
The Hex River Mountains () make up the second highest mountain range in the Western Cape province of South Africa and are located north-east of Cape Town. They form part of a large anticline in the Cape Fold Belt mountain system and form a north-east, south-west trending mountain system forming the core of the Cape Syntaxis (geology), Syntaxis between the towns of Worcester, Western Cape, Worcester and De Doorns. They are mostly composed of Table Mountain Sandstone (Geological Formation), Table Mountain sandstone with most peaks reaching in height or more. The highest mountain is Matroosberg at , making it the second tallest peak in the province after Seweweekspoortpiek, Seweweekspoort Peak in the Swartberg Mountain Range. The vegetation is primarily montane fynbos and the mountains fall within the Cape's Mediterranean climate. The mountains provide some rudimentary snow-skiing opportunities in winter, with the Western Cape's heaviest snowfalls occurring in and around these ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietersfontein Dam
Pietersfontein Dam is an arch type dam located on the Keisies River in Western Cape Province, South Africa. It was created in 1968 and serves mainly for irrigation purposes. Its hazard potential has been ranked high (3). See also *List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa References List of South African Damsfrom the Department of Water Affairs The Department of Water and Sanitation is one of the departments of the South African government. It is responsible for the state of water and sanitation in South Africa. In May 2009, following the election of Jacob Zuma, the Department of ... Dams in South Africa {{SouthAfrica-dam-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klipberg Dam
Klipberg Dam is an arch type dam located on the Konings River, near McGregor, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1964 and its main purpose is to serve for irrigation. It is located in the Breede Water Management Area. See also *List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa *List of rivers of South Africa References List of South African Damsfrom the Department of Water Affairs The Department of Water and Sanitation is one of the departments of the South African government. It is responsible for the state of water and sanitation in South Africa. In May 2009, following the election of Jacob Zuma, the Department of ... Dams in South Africa Dams completed in 1964 {{SouthAfrica-dam-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keerom Dam
Keerom Dam is an arch type dam located on the Nuy River, near Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1954 and has been renovated in 1989. The primary purpose of the dam is to serve for irrigation and its hazard potential has been ranked high (3). See also *List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa *List of rivers of South Africa References List of South African Damsfrom the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa) Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military * Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ... Dams in South Africa Dams completed in 1954 {{SouthAfrica-dam-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elands River (Western Cape)
Elands River may refer to any of the following rivers in South Africa: * Elands River (Mpumalanga), a tributary of the Crocodile River (Mpumalanga), part of the Komati River basin, famous for its waterfalls * Elands River (North West), a tributary of the Crocodile River, part of the Limpopo River basin * Elands River (Olifants), a tributary of the Olifants River, part of the Limpopo River basin * Elands River (Swartkops), a tributary of the Swartkops River in the Eastern Cape * Elands River (Tsitsikamma), a small river in the Tsitsikamma Region * Elands River (Umkomazi), a tributary of the Umkomazi River, KwaZulu-Natal * Elands River (Western Cape), a tributary of the Riviersonderend River, part of the Breede River basin * Elands River (Wilge), a tributary of the Wilge River, part of the Vaal River basin Other uses: * Battle of Elands River (1900), a battle fought by the Elands River (North West) * Battle of Elands River (1901), fought at Elands River Poort, a mountain pass located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elandskloof Dam
Elandskloof Dam is a gravity type dam located on the Elandskloof River, near Villiersdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1976. The primary purpose of the dam is for irrigation and domestic water supply. Its hazard potential has been ranked high (3). This dam flows into the Theewaterskloof Dam, which is a major supplier of household water to the city of Cape Town. See also *List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa *List of rivers of South Africa References List of South African Damsfrom the Department of Water Affairs The Department of Water and Sanitation is one of the departments of the South African government. It is responsible for the state of water and sanitation in South Africa. In May 2009, following the election of Jacob Zuma, the Department of ... Dams in South Africa Dams completed in 1976 {{SouthAfrica-dam-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riviersonderend River
The Sonderend River, also known as the Riviersonderend (Afrikaans for ''River without an end''), is a main tributary of the Breede River, located in Western Cape Province, South Africa. The village of Riviersonderend is believed to have taken its name from the river. Naming In 1673, Willem ten Rhyne referred to the river as "sine fine flumen" (Latin for "endless river"). In 1707, Jan Hatogh, a Dutch East India Company horticulturist, referred to the river as the "Kantdydnn", likely derived from the Hessequa "Kamma-kan Kamma", roughly "water, endless water" or "endless river". The Hessequa were a local tribe of Khoi-khoi herders. Dams in the River * Theewaterskloof Dam See also * List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa The following is a partial list of dams in South Africa. __NOTOC__ In South African English (under influence of Afrikaans), a dam refers to both the wall as well as the reservoir or lake that builds up as a consequence. List of dams (reservo ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theewaterskloof Dam
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. It was established in 1978 and is the largest dam in the Western Cape Water Supply System with a capacity of 480 million cubic metres, about 41% of the water storage capacity available to Cape Town, which has a population of over 4 million people. The dam mainly serves for municipal and industrial use as well as for irrigation purposes. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3). Dam characteristics Theewaterskloof Dam's earth-fill dam, earth-fill wall is long and high. An inlet tower and conduit through the wall allow for releases of water into the Sonderend River. The spillway can handle a maximum flood of . The Charmaine intake tower draws water from the reservoir into the Franschhoek Tunnel, which conveys it under the Franschhoek Mountains into the Berg River catchm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stettynskloof Dam
Stettynskloof Dam is a combined earth-fill/rock-fill type dam located on the Stettynskloof River in South Africa. It serves mainly for municipal and industrial use and its hazard potential has been ranked high (3). See also *List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa References List of South African Damsfrom the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa) Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military * Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ... Dams in South Africa {{SouthAfrica-dam-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwaggaskloof Dam
Kwaggaskloof Dam is a dam on the Wabooms River, near Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1975. See also *List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa *List of rivers of South Africa References List of South African Damsfrom the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa) Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military * Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ... Dams in South Africa Dams completed in 1975 {{SouthAfrica-dam-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandvlei Dam
Brandvlei Dam is an earth-fill type dam on the Lower Brandvlei River in Western Cape, South Africa. It was completed in 1983 and the inlet is the Holsloot River. See also *List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa *List of rivers of South Africa References List of South African Damsfrom the Department of Water Affairs The Department of Water and Sanitation is one of the departments of the South African government. It is responsible for the state of water and sanitation in South Africa. In May 2009, following the election of Jacob Zuma, the Department of ... Dams in South Africa {{WesternCape-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
