The Krugersdrift Dam in the

Modder River The Modder River is a river in South Africa. It is a tributary of the Riet River that forms part of the border between the Northern Cape and the Free State provinces. The river's banks were the scenes of heavy fighting in the beginning of the ...

is 35 km northwest of

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of South Africa with a capacity of 73.2 million cubic metres. It was built in 1970 with a wall length of 3114 m, height of 26 m and a surface area of 1 853 ha. The huge dam is very shallow and can lose its water in a short period of time due to usage and evaporation. The dam is situated in the Soetdoring Nature Reserve and holds yellowfish, Orange River mudfish, barbel and carp. It is a popular birding venue with large numbers of South African shelduck, Spur-winged geese and Egyptian geese. Access to the reserve is from the Bloemfontein-Bultfontein road ( R700) or from the Bloemfontein-Kimberley road ( R64); the reserve is about 40 kilometres from Bloemfontein's city centre.

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List of South African Dams
from the South African

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Dams in South Africa Dams completed in 1970 Arch–gravity dams 1970 establishments in South Africa {{SouthAfrica-dam-stub

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