Lower Vaal WMA, or Lower Vaal Water Management Area (coded: 10), includes the following major rivers: the
Harts River,
Molopo River and
Vaal River, and covers the following Dams:
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Spitskop Dam
Spitskop Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Harts River in the Northern Cape Province north of the city of Kimberley in South Africa. It was established in 1975 and rebuilt in 1989 after breaching during a flood in 1988. It has a full c ...
Harts River
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Vaalharts Storage Weir
Vaalharts Storage Weir is a dam in South Africa. It was established in 1936.
Vaalhartz Weir (alternative spelling) is located on the Vaal River approximately 100 km downstream of Bloemhof Dam and 13 km upstream of Warrenton.
The main ...
Vaal River
Boundaries
Tertiary drainage regions C31 to C33, C91, C92 (excluding quaternary catchment C92C), D41 (excluding quaternary catchment D41A), and quaternary catchments D73A and portions of D42C, D42D, D73B, D73C, D73D and D73E. The western boundary of this area runs from the confluence of the
Kuruman River
Kuruman is a small town with just over 53,000 inhabitants in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is known for its scenic beauty and the Eye of Kuruman, a geological feature that brings water from deep underground. The abundance of water ...
with the
Molopo River along the watershed between quaternary catchments D42C and D42D until it meets the boundary of the Kalahari East Water Board. The Water Management Area boundary then follows this Water Board boundary to a point, west of the Langberge, 19 kilometres west of Beeshoek, near
Postmasburg. The Water Management Area boundary then runs South East to meet the watershed between quaternary catchments D73A and D73B. The boundary then follows this watershed, and that between D73A and D71B, until it meets the watershed of tertiary catchment C92.
Lower Vaal water management area; Overview of Water Resources
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See also
*List of dams and reservoirs in South Africa
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References
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External links
Hydrological Services - Surface Water (Data, Dams, Floods and Flows)
Water Management Areas