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List of dams in South Africa

The following is a partial list of dams in South Africa.

In South African English (as well as Afrikaans), a dam refers to both the wall as well as the reservoir or lake that builds up as a consequence.[1]

List of dams (reservoirs) edit

Name
(Alt.)
Nearest
locale
province Impounds Year
completed
(commissioned)
Reservoir volume ML Surface
area
(km2)
Wall
height
(meter)
Map
ref
Albasini Dam Louis Trichardt Limpopo Levubu River (Luvuvhu River) 1952 28,200
[N][2]
3.498 34 23°6′30″S 30°7′48″E / 23.10833°S 30.13000°E / -23.10833; 30.13000 (Albasini Dam)
Albert Falls Dam Pietermaritzburg KZN Umgeni River 1976 288,100
[N][3]
23.521 33 29°26′10″S 30°23′18″E / 29.43611°S 30.38833°E / -29.43611; 30.38833 (Albert Falls Dam)
Alexandra Dam Cape Town Western Cape Disa River 1903 126[4] 0.03 12.1 33°59′17″S 18°24′42″E / 33.98806°S 18.41167°E / -33.98806; 18.41167 (Alexandra Dam)
Allemanskraal Dam Ventersburg Free State Sand River 1960 174,500
[N][5]
26.481 38 28°17′15″S 27°9′1″E / 28.28750°S 27.15028°E / -28.28750; 27.15028 (Allemanskraal Dam)
Alphen Dam Stellenbosch Western Cape Bonte River 1990 70
[G][6]
0.8 18.3 34°00′42″S 18°52′25″E / 34.01167°S 18.87361°E / -34.01167; 18.87361 (Alphen Dam)
Arieskraal Dam Grabouw Western Cape Palmiet River 1987 17,330 1.42 34°14′40″S 18°59′03″E / 34.24444°S 18.98417°E / -34.24444; 18.98417 (Arieskraal Dam)
Armenia Dam Hobhouse Free State Leeu River 1954 13,000
[N][5]
3.933 22 29°21′52″S 27°7′44″E / 29.36444°S 27.12889°E / -29.36444; 27.12889 (Armenia Dam)
Beervlei Dam Willowmore Eastern Cape Groot River 1957 85,800
[N][7]
23.145 31 33°4′37″S 23°29′26″E / 33.07694°S 23.49056°E / -33.07694; 23.49056 (Beervlei Dam)
Bedford Dam NE van Reenen Pass Free State 2011 22,000
[I][8][9]
2.55 41 28°14′20″S 29°35′8″E / 28.23889°S 29.58556°E / -28.23889; 29.58556 (Bedford Dam)
Berg River Dam Franschhoek Western Cape Berg River 2007 130,010
[N][4]
5.260 68 33°54′34″S 19°03′21″E / 33.90944°S 19.05583°E / -33.90944; 19.05583 (Berg River Dam)
Binfield Park Dam Alice, Eastern Cape Eastern Cape Tyhume River 1986 (1987) 36,830 1.870 60 32°41′55″S 26°54′18″E / 32.69861°S 26.90500°E / -32.69861; 26.90500 (Binfield Park Dam)
Bivane Dam (Paris Dam) Vryheid KZN Bivane River 2000 115,200 7 72 27°31′10″S 31°3′15″E / 27.51944°S 31.05417°E / -27.51944; 31.05417 (Bivane Dam)
Bloemhoek Dam Kroonstad Free State Jordaan Spruit 1976 26,400 2.800 28 27°38′1″S 27°17′0″E / 27.63361°S 27.28333°E / -27.63361; 27.28333 (Bloemhoek Dam)
Bloemhof Dam (Oppermansdrif) Bloemhof border North West Free State Vaal River 1970 1,240,200
[N][5]
230.665 33 27°40′5″S 25°37′3″E / 27.66806°S 25.61750°E / -27.66806; 25.61750 (Bloemhof Dam)
Blyderivierpoort Dam Hoedspruit Mpumalanga Blyde River 1974 54,400
[N][10]
2.494 71 24°32′15″S 30°47′20″E / 24.53750°S 30.78889°E / -24.53750; 30.78889 (Blyderivierpoort Dam)
Boegoeberg Dam Prieska Northern Cape Orange River 1929 19,800
[N][11]
7.423 12 29°2′30″S 22°12′13″E / 29.04167°S 22.20361°E / -29.04167; 22.20361 (Boegoeberg Dam)
Bon Accord Dam Tshwane Gauteng Apies River 1925 4,400
[N][12]
1.440 18 25°37′45″S 28°11′21″E / 25.62917°S 28.18917°E / -25.62917; 28.18917 (Bon Accord Dam)
Bongolo Dam (Bonkolo) Queenstown Eastern Cape Komani River 1908 7,015 1.1 24 31°52′04″S 26°55′15″E / 31.86778°S 26.92083°E / -31.86778; 26.92083 (Bongolo Dam)
Boskop Dam Potchefstroom North West Mooi River 1959 20,840
[N][13]
3.741 33 26°33′42″S 27°6′41″E / 26.56167°S 27.11139°E / -26.56167; 27.11139 (Boskop Dam)
Boschmanskop No 1 Dam Middelburg Mpumalanga Woes-Alleen River 1995 14,400 0.185 22 26°1′6″S 29°37′50″E / 26.01833°S 29.63056°E / -26.01833; 29.63056 (Boschmanskop No 1 Dam)
Bospoort Dam Rustenburg North West Hex River 1933 15,800
[N][13]
3.741 28 25°33′45″S 27°21′14″E / 25.56250°S 27.35389°E / -25.56250; 27.35389 (Bospoort Dam)
Bramhoek Dam NE van Reenen Pass KZN Braamhoek Spruit 2011 22,000
[I][8]
2.56 27.5 28°18′41″S 29°34′35″E / 28.31139°S 29.57639°E / -28.31139; 29.57639 (Braamhoek Dam)
Brandvlei Dam Rawsonville Western Cape Lower Brandvlei River 1983 286,040
[N][14]
24.49 14 33°41′20″S 19°22′40″E / 33.68889°S 19.37778°E / -33.68889; 19.37778 (Greater Brandvlei Dam)
Bridle Drift Dam East London Eastern Cape Buffels River 1969 101,600
[N][7]
7.460 55 32°59′22″S 27°43′14″E / 32.98944°S 27.72056°E / -32.98944; 27.72056 (Bridal Drift Dam)
Bronkhorstspruit Dam Bronkhorstspruit Gauteng Bronkhorst Spruit 1950 57,400
[N][12]
9.609 35 25°53′15″S 28°43′15″E / 25.88750°S 28.72083°E / -25.88750; 28.72083 (Bronkhorstspruit Dam)
Buffeljags Dam Swellendam Western Cape Buffeljags River 1967 4,540
[N][14]
1.269 24 34°01′07″S 20°31′58″E / 34.01861°S 20.53278°E / -34.01861; 20.53278 (Buffeljags Dam)
Buffelspoort Dam Rustenburg North West Sterkstroom River 1934 10,251 1.357 34 25°46′50″S 27°29′1″E / 25.78056°S 27.48361°E / -25.78056; 27.48361 (Buffelspoort Dam)
Ceres Koekedouw Dam Ceres Western Cape Koekedouw River 2001 17,200 1.07 60 33°21′45″S 19°16′31″E / 33.36250°S 19.27528°E / -33.36250; 19.27528 (Ceres Koekedouw Dam)
Churchill Dam (Krom River Dam) Kareedouw Eastern Cape Krom River 1943 35,500[15] 2.492 43 34°00′03″S 24°29′36″E / 34.00083°S 24.49333°E / -34.00083; 24.49333 (Churchill Dam)
Clanwilliam Dam Clanwilliam Western Cape Olifants River 1935 121,800[16] 11.236 43 32°11′5″S 18°52′29″E / 32.18472°S 18.87472°E / -32.18472; 18.87472 (Clanwilliam Dam)
Craigie Burn Dam Greytown KZN Mnyamvubu River 1963 22,500
[N][3]
2.073 38 29°9′47″S 30°17′2″E / 29.16306°S 30.28389°E / -29.16306; 30.28389 (Craigie Burn Dam)
Dap Naudé Dam Polokwane Limpopo Broederstroom River 1958 1,900
[N][2]
.281 23 23°48′49″S 29°57′59″E / 23.81361°S 29.96639°E / -23.81361; 29.96639 (Dap Naude Dam)
Da Gama Dam White River Mpumalanga Witwaters River 1971 13,578 1.289 38 25°8′30″S 31°1′1″E / 25.14167°S 31.01694°E / -25.14167; 31.01694 (Da Gama Dam)
Damani Dam (Mvuwe Dame) Thohoyandou Limpopo Mbwedi River 1991 11,000 1.30 28 22°51′3″S 30°30′56″E / 22.85083°S 30.51556°E / -22.85083; 30.51556 (Damani Dam)
Darlington Dam (Lake Mentz) Kirkwood Eastern Cape Sundays River 1922 188,800
[N][7]
34.527 48 33°12′22″S 25°8′59″E / 33.20611°S 25.14972°E / -33.20611; 25.14972 (Darlington Dam)
De Bos Dam Hemel En Aarde Western Cape Onus River 1994 5,740 0.43 24 34°22′05″S 19°14′01″E / 34.36806°S 19.23361°E / -34.36806; 19.23361 (De Bos Dam)
De Hoop Dam Graaff-Reinet Eastern Cape Kamdeboo River 1938 14,500 21 32°27′1″S 24°25′4″E / 32.45028°S 24.41778°E / -32.45028; 24.41778 (De Hoop Dam)
De Hoop Dam (Limpopo) Steelpoort Limpopo Steelpoort River 2014 348,700 16.9 81 24°57′27″S 29°57′23″E / 24.95750°S 29.95639°E / -24.95750; 29.95639 (De Hoop Dam)
De Villiers Dam Cape Town Western Cape Disa River 1910 243[4] 28 33°59′31″S 18°24′35″E / 33.99194°S 18.40972°E / -33.99194; 18.40972 (De Villiers Dam)
Disaneng Dam Mmabatho North West Molopo River 1980 17,400 4.253 17 25°49′25″S 25°18′20″E / 25.82361°S 25.30556°E / -25.82361; 25.30556 (Disaneng Dam)
Doorndraai Dam Mokopane Limpopo Sterk River 1952 43,800
[N][2]
5.606 25 24°16′45″S 28°46′1″E / 24.27917°S 28.76694°E / -24.27917; 28.76694 (Doorndraai Dam)
Doring River Dam Indwe Eastern Cape Doring River 1971 19,690 3.592 35 31°30′47″S 27°20′30″E / 31.51306°S 27.34167°E / -31.51306; 27.34167 (Doring River Dam)
Douglas Weir Douglas Northern Cape Vaal River 1977 16,700 7.991 10 29°2′37″S 23°50′11″E / 29.04361°S 23.83639°E / -29.04361; 23.83639 (Douglas Weir)
Driekloof Dam Hermanus Western Cape Klip River 1989 263 0.56 15 28°31′58.5″S 29°4′05.9″E / 28.532917°S 29.068306°E / -28.532917; 29.068306 (Driekloof Dam)
Driekloof Dam Harrismith Free State Nuwejaar Spruit 1979 32,071
[D^]
1.906 47 28°31′1″S 29°4′1″E / 28.51694°S 29.06694°E / -28.51694; 29.06694 (Driekloof Dam)
Driekoppies Dam Malelane Mpumalanga Lomati River 1998 250,900
[N][10]
18.700 50 25°42′42″S 31°31′49″E / 25.71167°S 31.53028°E / -25.71167; 31.53028 (Driekoppies Dam)
Driel Barrage Bergville KZN Tugela River 1973 8700 2.99 22 28°45′46″S 29°17′27″E / 28.76278°S 29.29083°E / -28.76278; 29.29083 (Driel Barrage)
Ebenezer Dam Tzaneen Limpopo Groot Letaba River 1959 69,100
[N][2]
3.862 61 23°56′30″S 29°59′1″E / 23.94167°S 29.98361°E / -23.94167; 29.98361 (Ebenezer Dam)
Egmont Dam Van Stadensrus Free State Witte Spruit 1937 9300
[N][5]
2.442 25 30°03′10″S 27°01′39″E / 30.05278°S 27.02750°E / -30.05278; 27.02750 (Egmont Dam)
Eikenhof Dam Grabouw Western Cape Palmiet River 1977 28,900
[N][14]
2.40 46 34°7′46″S 19°2′5″E / 34.12944°S 19.03472°E / -34.12944; 19.03472 (Eikenhof Dam)
Elandskloof Dam Villiersdorp Western Cape Elands River 1976 11,017 0.700 69 33°57′1″S 19°17′1″E / 33.95028°S 19.28361°E / -33.95028; 19.28361 (Elandskloof Dam)
Elandskuil Dam North West Swartleegte River 1969 1181
[N][13]
0.45 11 26°20′34″S 26°46′42″E / 26.34278°S 26.77833°E / -26.34278; 26.77833 (Elandskuil Dam)
Emmarentia Dam Johannesburg Gauteng Braamfontein Spruit 1912 250
[G][6]
0.09 11 26°09′01″S 28°00′21″E / 26.15028°S 28.00583°E / -26.15028; 28.00583 (Emmarentia Dam)
Engelhard Dam Letaba camp, Kruger National Park Limpopo Letaba River ~1975 23°50′30″S 31°38′15″E / 23.84167°S 31.63750°E / -23.84167; 31.63750 (Engelhard Dam)
Erfenis Dam Theunissen Free State Groot-Vet River 1960 206,100
[N][5]
32.821 46 28°30′39″S 26°46′38″E / 28.51083°S 26.77722°E / -28.51083; 26.77722 (Erfenis Dam)
Fika-Patso Dam Phuthaditjhaba Free State Namahadi River 1987 28,000 1.585 65 28°40′20″S 28°51′24″E / 28.67222°S 28.85667°E / -28.67222; 28.85667 (Fika-Patso Dam)
Flag Boshielo Dam Marble Hall Limpopo Olifants River 1987 185,100
[N][2]
12.877 36 24°47′0″S 29°25′40″E / 24.78333°S 29.42778°E / -24.78333; 29.42778 (Flag Boshielo Dam)
Floriskraal Dam Laingsburg Western Cape Buffels River 1957 50,334 7.592 33 33°17′30″S 20°59′26″E / 33.29167°S 20.99056°E / -33.29167; 20.99056 (Floriskraal Dam)
Gamkapoort Dam Prince Albert Western Cape Gamka River 1969 37,213 6.015 42 33°18′33″S 21°38′1″E / 33.30917°S 21.63361°E / -33.30917; 21.63361 (Gamkapoort Dam)
Garden Route Dam George Western Cape Swart River 1984 9,980 0.871 33°57′51″S 22°30′51″E / 33.96417°S 22.51417°E / -33.96417; 22.51417 (Garden Route Dam)
Gariep Dam (Hendrik Verwoerd Dam) Norvalspont Free State Orange River 1971 5,340,600
[N][5]
352.162 88 30°37′30″S 25°30′58″E / 30.62500°S 25.51611°E / -30.62500; 25.51611 (Gariep Dam)
Glen Alpine Dam Mokopane Limpopo Mogalakwena River 1968 18,900
[N][2]
4.613 28 23°11′30″S 28°41′5″E / 23.19167°S 28.68472°E / -23.19167; 28.68472 (Glen Alpine Dam)
Glen Melville Dam Grahamstown Eastern Cape Orange–Fish River Tunnel 1992 6,300[17] 33°11′6″S 26°39′19″E / 33.18500°S 26.65528°E / -33.18500; 26.65528 (Glen Melville Reservoir)
Goedertrouw Dam Eshowe KZN Mhlatuze River 1982 301,300[18] 11.939 88 28°46′17″S 31°28′7″E / 28.77139°S 31.46861°E / -28.77139; 31.46861 (Goedertrouw Dam)
Grassridge Dam Hofmeyer Eastern Cape Great Brak River 1924 46,200 14.145 24 31°45′30″S 25°28′1″E / 31.75833°S 25.46694°E / -31.75833; 25.46694 (Grassridge Dam)
Grey Dam Grahamstown Eastern Cape Bloukrans River 1859 68[17] 33°19′29″S 26°31′40″E / 33.32472°S 26.52778°E / -33.32472; 26.52778 (Grey Dam)
Groendal Dam Uitenhage Eastern Cape Swartkops River 1934 12,100 0.960 33°42′26″S 25°15′57″E / 33.70722°S 25.26583°E / -33.70722; 25.26583 (Groendal Dam)
Grootdraai Dam Standerton Mpumalanga Vaal River 1981 349,500
[N][10]
38.813 42 26°55′9″S 29°17′1″E / 26.91917°S 29.28361°E / -26.91917; 29.28361 (Grootdraai Dam)
Gubu Dam Stutterheim Eastern Cape Gubu River 1971 8,666 1.1 26 32°36′35″S 27°16′41″E / 32.60972°S 27.27806°E / -32.60972; 27.27806 (Gubu Dam)
Hartbeespoort Dam Brits North West Crocodile River 1925 186,400
[N][13]
20.652 59 25°43′33″S 27°50′55″E / 25.72583°S 27.84861°E / -25.72583; 27.84861 (Hartbeespoort Dam)
Hazelmere Dam Hazelmere KZN Mdloti River 1977 37,133 1.813 50 29°36′1″S 31°2′30″E / 29.60028°S 31.04167°E / -29.60028; 31.04167 (Hazelmere Dam)
Hellsgate Dam Uitenhage Eastern Cape Klip River 1910 120 26
Hely-Hutchinson Dam Cape Town Western Cape Disa River 1904 925[4] 0.16 33°58′38″S 18°24′28″E / 33.97722°S 18.40778°E / -33.97722; 18.40778 (Hely-Hutchinson Dam)
Heyshope Dam Piet Retief Mpumalanga Assegaai River 1983 451,300
[N][10]
50.238 29 26°59′45″S 30°31′50″E / 26.99583°S 30.53056°E / -26.99583; 30.53056 (Heyshope Dam)
Hluhluwe Dam Hluhluwe KZN Hluhluwe River 1965 25,900 3.64 33 28°7′19″S 32°10′45″E / 28.12194°S 32.17917°E / -28.12194; 32.17917 (Hluhluwe Dam)
Holo Hlahatse Dam Jozana's Hoek Sterkspruit Eastern Cape Hlatimnyama and Mhlangeni Rivers 10,000 0.8 30 30°38′12″S 27°22′11″E / 30.63667°S 27.36972°E / -30.63667; 27.36972 (Holo Hlahatse Dam)
Howieson's Poort Dam (Howison's Poort) Grahamstown Eastern Cape Kariega River 1931 227[17] 33°23′9″S 26°28′59″E / 33.38583°S 26.48306°E / -33.38583; 26.48306 (Howieson's Poort Dam)
Impofu Dam Humansdorp Eastern Cape Krom River 1982 105,800
[N][7]
6.350 75 34°5′44″S 24°41′25″E / 34.09556°S 24.69028°E / -34.09556; 24.69028 (Impofu Dam)
Inanda Dam Hillcrest KZN Umgeni River 1989 241,700
[N][3]
14.633 65 29°42′1″S 30°52′1″E / 29.70028°S 30.86694°E / -29.70028; 30.86694 (Inanda Dam)
Injaka Dam (also spelled Inyaka) Hazyview Mpumalanga Marite River 2002 123,700
[N][10]
8.111 53 24°53′6″S 31°5′5″E / 24.88500°S 31.08472°E / -24.88500; 31.08472 (Injaka Dam)
Jericho Dam Amsterdam Mpumalanga Mpama River 1966 59,500 9.825 22 26°39′15″S 30°29′10″E / 26.65417°S 30.48611°E / -26.65417; 30.48611 (Jericho Dam)
J.L. de Bruin Dam Burgersdorp Eastern Cape Klein Buffel River 1982 1696 0.06 15 31°01′44″S 26°37′25″E / 31.02889°S 26.62361°E / -31.02889; 26.62361 (J.L. de Bruin Dam)
Kalkfontein Dam Koffiefontein Free State Riet River 1938 325,100
[N][5]
37.697 36 29°29′45″S 25°13′20″E / 29.49583°S 25.22222°E / -29.49583; 25.22222 (Kalkfontein Dam)
Kammanassie Dam De Rust Western Cape Kammanassie River 1923 35,870 3.516 35 33°38′39″S 22°24′31″E / 33.64417°S 22.40861°E / -33.64417; 22.40861 (Kammanassie Dam)
Katrivier Dam Seymour Eastern Cape Kat River 1969 24,690 2.129 55 32°34′15″S 26°45′1″E / 32.57083°S 26.75028°E / -32.57083; 26.75028 (Katrivier Dam)
Katse Dam Lesotho Malibamat'so River 1996 1,950,000 35.80 185 29°20′13″S 28°30′22″E / 29.33694°S 28.50611°E / -29.33694; 28.50611 (Katse Dam)
Keerom Dam Worcester Western Cape Nuy River 1954 10,400[16] 1.17 40 33°35′10″S 19°42′27″E / 33.58611°S 19.70750°E / -33.58611; 19.70750 (Keerom Dam)
Kettingspruit Dam Mpumalanga tributary of Ketting Spruit 2006 70,000 0.027 8.5 24°10′10″S 30°31′0″E / 24.16944°S 30.51667°E / -24.16944; 30.51667 (Kettingspruit Dam)
Kilburn Dam Bergville KZN Mnjaneni River 1981 35,577
[D]
1.947 51 28°35′25″S 29°6′15″E / 28.59028°S 29.10417°E / -28.59028; 29.10417 (Kilburn Dam)
Kleinplaats Dam Simon's Town Western Cape 1,368[4] 0.24
Klerkskraal Dam Ventersdorp North West Mooi River 1965 7,900
[N][13]
3.773 15 26°13′59″S 27°08′55″E / 26.23306°S 27.14861°E / -26.23306; 27.14861 (Klerkskraal Dam)
Klipberg Dam McGregor Western Cape Konings River 1964 1,980 0.26 29 33°56′29″S 19°47′36″E / 33.94139°S 19.79333°E / -33.94139; 19.79333 (Klipberg Dam)
Klipdrif Dam Potchefstroom North West Loop Spruit 1918 13,300
[N][13]
4.713 12 26°37′0″S 27°18′1″E / 26.61667°S 27.30028°E / -26.61667; 27.30028 (Klipdrif Dam)
Klipfontein Dam Vryheid KZN White Mfolozi River 1983 18,080 2.95 28 27°50′11″S 30°48′51″E / 27.83639°S 30.81417°E / -27.83639; 30.81417 (Klipfontein Dam)
Klipkoppie Dam White River Mpumalanga White River 1960 12,256 2.354 20 25°13′1″S 31°1′10″E / 25.21694°S 31.01944°E / -25.21694; 31.01944 (Klipkoppie Dam)
Klipvoor Dam Brits North West Pienaars River 1970 47,000 7.532 30 25°7′54″S 27°48′33″E / 25.13167°S 27.80917°E / -25.13167; 27.80917 (Klipvoor Dam)
Knellpoort Dam Wepener Free State Riet Spruit 1988 130,000
[N][5]
9.854 50 29°46′54″S 26°53′19″E / 29.78167°S 26.88861°E / -29.78167; 26.88861 (Knellpoort Dam)
Kogelberg Dam Grabouw Western Cape Palmiet River 1986 17,330
[P][16]
1.428 54 34°12′57″S 18°58′31″E / 34.21583°S 18.97528°E / -34.21583; 18.97528 (Kogelberg Dam)
Kommandodrif Dam Cradock Eastern Cape Tarka River 1956 58,114 8.820 39 32°7′1″S 26°3′9″E / 32.11694°S 26.05250°E / -32.11694; 26.05250 (Kommandodrif Dam)
Koppies Dam Koppies Free State Renoster River 1911 42,300
[N][5]
13.622 25 27°15′25″S 27°40′15″E / 27.25694°S 27.67083°E / -27.25694; 27.67083 (Koppies Dam)
Korintepoort Dam Krantz Kloof Western Cape Korinte River 1966 8,090 1.029 16 34°00′17″S 21°09′56″E / 34.00472°S 21.16556°E / -34.00472; 21.16556 (Korenteport Dam)
Kouga Dam (Paul Sauer Dam) Patensie Eastern Cape Kouga River 1969 125,900
[N][7]
5.545 81 33°44′28″S 24°35′18″E / 33.74111°S 24.58833°E / -33.74111; 24.58833 (Kouga Dam)
Kromfonteinlower (Wilge) Cofferdam Witbank Mpumalanga Steenkool Spruit 1992 13,000 0.300 17 26°5′0″S 29°15′30″E / 26.08333°S 29.25833°E / -26.08333; 29.25833 (Kromfonteinlower (Wilge) Cofferdam)
Kromfontein Middle Cofferdam Witbank Mpumalanga Steenkool Spruit 1990 18,000 16 26°7′0″S 29°15′20″E / 26.11667°S 29.25556°E / -26.11667; 29.25556 (Kromfontein Middle Cofferdam)
Krugersdrift Bloemfontein Free State Modder River 1970 66,000 18.525 26 28°53′1″S 25°57′30″E / 28.88361°S 25.95833°E / -28.88361; 25.95833 (Krugersdrift)
Kruismansrivier Dam Western Cape Kruismans River 1997 1,500 0.18 18 32°44′35″S 18°50′10″E / 32.74306°S 18.83611°E / -32.74306; 18.83611 (Kruismansrivier Dam)
Kwaggaskloof Dam Worcester Western Cape Wabooms River 1975 169,410
[N][14]
16.12 18 33°45′46″S 19°28′18″E / 33.76278°S 19.47167°E / -33.76278; 19.47167 (Kwaggaskloof Dam)
Kwene Dam (Braam Raubenheimer Dam) Lydenburg Mpumalanga Crocodile River 1987 158,900
[N][10]
12.504 52 25°21′45″S 30°22′30″E / 25.36250°S 30.37500°E / -25.36250; 30.37500 (Kwena Dam)
Lady Grey Dam Lady Grey Eastern Cape Wilgespruit 1925 153 0.018 23 30°42′41″S 27°14′26″E / 30.71139°S 27.24056°E / -30.71139; 27.24056 (Lady Grey Dam)
Laing Dam East London Eastern Cape Buffalo River 1951 19,860 2.038 45 32°57′59″S 27°29′22″E / 32.96639°S 27.48944°E / -32.96639; 27.48944 (Laing Dam)
Lake Arthur Dam Cradock Eastern Cape Tarka River 1924 10,700 8.867 38 32°13′1″S 25°49′45″E / 32.21694°S 25.82917°E / -32.21694; 25.82917 (Lake Arthur Dam)
Lake Mzingazi Dam Richards Bay KZN Mzingazi River 1942 37,000 11.000 8 28°46′1″S 32°5′1″E / 28.76694°S 32.08361°E / -28.76694; 32.08361 (Lake Mzingazi Dam)
Lakenvallei Dam Ceres Western Cape Sanddrifskloof River 1974 10,300
[N][14]
0.825 56 33°22′0″S 19°34′52″E / 33.36667°S 19.58111°E / -33.36667; 19.58111 (Lakenvallei Dam)
Land-en-Zeezicht Dam Helderberg Western Cape 451[4]
Leeu-Gamka Dam Beaufort West Western Cape Leeuw River 1958 13,600 4.258 15 32°37′23″S 22°00′13″E / 32.62306°S 22.00361°E / -32.62306; 22.00361 (Leeu-Gamka Dam)
Lewis Gay Dam Simon's Town Western Cape 182[4]
Lindleyspoort Dam Swartruggens North West Elands River 1943 14,381 1.801 39 25°29′50″S 26°41′32″E / 25.49722°S 26.69222°E / -25.49722; 26.69222 (Lindleyspoort Dam)
Loskop Dam Groblersdal Mpumalanga Olifants River 1939 361,500
[N][10]
24.277 54 25°25′1″S 29°21′1″E / 25.41694°S 29.35028°E / -25.41694; 29.35028 (Loskop Dam)
Lubisi Dam Qamata Eastern Cape Indwe River 1968 158,000
[N][7]
11.290 52 31°47′45″S 27°25′0″E / 31.79583°S 27.41667°E / -31.79583; 27.41667 (Lubisi Dam)
Luphephe Dam Musina Limpopo Luphephe River 1963 14,000
[N][2]
1.416 42 22°38′4″S 30°24′8″E / 22.63444°S 30.40222°E / -22.63444; 30.40222 (Luphephe Dam)
Madikwe Dam Madikwe North West Thulane River 1976 14,000 4.318 17 25°23′36″S 26°35′51″E / 25.39333°S 26.59750°E / -25.39333; 26.59750 (Madikwe Dam)
Makuleke Dam Giyani Limpopo Mphongolo River 1990 13,000 0.750 22 22°52′3″S 30°54′18″E / 22.86750°S 30.90500°E / -22.86750; 30.90500 (Makuleke Dam)
Marico-Bosveld Dam Groot Marico North West Groot Marico River 1933 27,813 4.376 34 25°28′15″S 26°23′50″E / 25.47083°S 26.39722°E / -25.47083; 26.39722 (Marico-Bosveld Dam)
Metz Dam Trichardsdal Limpopo Mortladime River 385 0.55 18
Middelburg Dam Middelburg Mpumalanga Klein Olifants River 1978 48,435 4.680 36 25°46′31″S 29°32′46″E / 25.77528°S 29.54611°E / -25.77528; 29.54611 (Middelburg Dam)
Middle Letaba Dam Giyani Limpopo Middle Letaba River 1984 171,900[19] 18.787 34 23°16′26″S 30°24′12″E / 23.27389°S 30.40333°E / -23.27389; 30.40333 (Middle Letaba Dam)
Midmar Dam Howick KZN Umgeni 1965 235,400
[N][3]
15.643 32 29°29′43″S 30°12′1″E / 29.49528°S 30.20028°E / -29.49528; 30.20028 (Midmar Dam)
Misverstand Dam Porterville Western Cape Berg River 1977 6,400
[N][14]
2.552 26 33°01′32″S 18°47′20″E / 33.02556°S 18.78889°E / -33.02556; 18.78889 (Misverstand Dam)
Modderpoort Dam Beaufort West Northern Cape Rietfontein River 1953 10,000 0.125 15 31°56′43″S 22°8′40″E / 31.94528°S 22.14444°E / -31.94528; 22.14444 (Modderpoort Dam)
Mohale Dam Lesotho Senqunyane River 2002 938,000 22.0 144 29°27′24″S 28°05′45″E / 29.45667°S 28.09583°E / -29.45667; 28.09583 (Mohale Dam)
Mokolo Dam (Hans Strijdom Dam) Lephalale Limpopo Mokolo River 1980 145,400
[N][2]
8.288 57 23°58′30″S 27°43′1″E / 23.97500°S 27.71694°E / -23.97500; 27.71694 (Mokolo Dam (Hans Strijdom Dam))
Molatedi Dam Zeerust North West Marico River 1986 200,800
[N][13]
35.670 23 24°52′13″S 26°27′1″E / 24.87028°S 26.45028°E / -24.87028; 26.45028 (Molatedi Dam)
Molteno Dam Cape Town Western Cape Table Mountain rivers 1881 3,000
[N]
0.36 15 33°56′18″S 18°24′43″E / 33.93833°S 18.41194°E / -33.93833; 18.41194 (Molteno Dam)
Morgenstond Dam Amsterdam Mpumalanga Ngwempisi River 1978 100,773 9.772 43 26°42′40″S 30°32′41″E / 26.71111°S 30.54472°E / -26.71111; 30.54472 (Morgenstond Dam)
Moutloatsi Setlogelo Dam (Groothoek) Thaba Nchu Free State Kgabanyane River 1981 12,000 2.5 29 29°18′12″S 26°50′49″E / 29.30333°S 26.84694°E / -29.30333; 26.84694 (Moutloatsi Setlogelo Dam)
Mthatha Dam Mthatha Eastern Cape Mthatha River 1977 253,674 25.417 18 31°33′2″S 28°44′24″E / 31.55056°S 28.74000°E / -31.55056; 28.74000 (Mtata Dam)
Mutshedzi Dam Thohoyandou Limpopo Mutshedzi River 1990 2,300
[N][2]
0.392 25 22°56′55″S 30°9′40″E / 22.94861°S 30.16111°E / -22.94861; 30.16111 (Mutshedzi Dam)
Nagle Dam Cato Ridge KZN Umgeni River 1950 23,200
[N][3]
1.561 46 29°35′1″S 30°37′1″E / 29.58361°S 30.61694°E / -29.58361; 30.61694 (Nagle Dam)
Nahoon Dam East London Eastern Cape Nahoon River 1966 19,934 2.347 44 32°54′36″S 27°48′55″E / 32.91000°S 27.81528°E / -32.91000; 27.81528 (Nahoon Dam)
Nandoni Dam Thohoyandou Limpopo Levuvhu River 2004 166,100
[N][2]
15.700 47 22°58′51″S 30°35′53″E / 22.98083°S 30.59806°E / -22.98083; 30.59806 (Nandoni Dam)
Ncora Dam Tsomo Eastern Cape Tsomo River 1975 150,100
[N][7]
13.920 44 31°47′15″S 27°40′1″E / 31.78750°S 27.66694°E / -31.78750; 27.66694 (Ncora Dam)
Ngodwana Dam Nelspruit Mpumalanga Ngodwana River 1984 10,400 8.660 47 25°35′1″S 30°40′5″E / 25.58361°S 30.66806°E / -25.58361; 30.66806 (Ngodwana Dam)
Ngotwane Dam Lobatieng North West Ngotwane River 1982 18,800 3.900 19 25°11′56″S 25°48′47″E / 25.19889°S 25.81306°E / -25.19889; 25.81306 (Ngotwane Dam)
Nooitgedacht Dam (Vygeboom) Carolina Mpumalanga Komati River 1962 78,400
[N][10]
4.630 42 25°57′1″S 30°5′1″E / 25.95028°S 30.08361°E / -25.95028; 30.08361 (Nooitgedacht Dam)
Nsami Dam (Hudson Ntsanwisi Dam) Giyani Limpopo Nsama River 1976 21,900 5.15 24 23°15′16″S 30°46′14″E / 23.25444°S 30.77056°E / -23.25444; 30.77056 (Nsami Dam)
Nqweba Dam (Previously Vanryneveld's Pass Dam) Graaff-Reinet Eastern Cape Sundays River 1925 46,369 10.285 32°14′8″S 24°31′41″E / 32.23556°S 24.52806°E / -32.23556; 24.52806 (Nqweba Dam (Previously Vanryneveld's Pass Dam))
Nwanedi Dam Musina Limpopo Nwanedi River 1964 5,100
[N][2]
0.56 36 22°38′6″S 30°23′56″E / 22.63500°S 30.39889°E / -22.63500; 30.39889 (Nwanedi Dam)
Ntshingwayo Dam (Chelmsford Dam) Newcastle KZN Nsama River 1961 194,600
[N][3]
34.412 27°57′12″S 29°57′0″E / 27.95333°S 29.95000°E / -27.95333; 29.95000 (Ntshingwayo Dam)
Nzhelele Dam Musina Limpopo Nzhelele River 1948 51,200
[N][2]
5.442 47 22°43′29″S 30°5′43″E / 22.72472°S 30.09528°E / -22.72472; 30.09528 (Nzhelele Dam)
Ohrigstad Dam Ohrigstad Mpumalanga Ohrigstad River[20] 1955 13,400[20]
[N][10]
0.99 52 24°55′59″S 30°37′54″E / 24.93306°S 30.63167°E / -24.93306; 30.63167 (Ohrigstad Dam)
Olifantsnek Dam Rustenburg North West Hex River 1928 14,200 2.548 31 25°47′3″S 27°15′52″E / 25.78417°S 27.26444°E / -25.78417; 27.26444 (Olifantsnek Dam)
Oudebaaskraal Dam Ceres Western Cape Tankwa River 1969 34,000 8.000 21 32°23′26″S 19°53′35″E / 32.39056°S 19.89306°E / -32.39056; 19.89306 (Oudebaaskraal Dam)
Oxkraal Dam Queenstown Eastern Cape Oxkraal River 1989 14,900
[N][7]
2.2 30 32°12′43″S 26°45′12″E / 32.21194°S 26.75333°E / -32.21194; 26.75333 (Oxkraal Dam)
Phiphidi Dam Thohoyandou Limpopo Mutshindudi River 1971 187,355 16
Pietersfontein Dam Montagu Western Cape Pietersfontein River 1968 1,984 0.033 18 33°40′12″S 20°00′59″E / 33.67000°S 20.01639°E / -33.67000; 20.01639 (Pietersfontein Dam)
Pongolapoort Dam Jozini KZN Pongola River 1973 2,267,100
[N][3]
132.728 89 27°25′15″S 32°4′30″E / 27.42083°S 32.07500°E / -27.42083; 32.07500 (Pongolapoort Dam)
Poortjieskloof Dam Montagu Western Cape Groot River 1955 9,700
[N][14]
1.029 38 33°51′30″S 20°22′16″E / 33.85833°S 20.37111°E / -33.85833; 20.37111 (Poortjieskloof Dam)
Potchefstroom Dam Potchefstroom North West Mooi River 1950 2,027 0.77 8 26°40′12″S 27°5′50″E / 26.67000°S 27.09722°E / -26.67000; 27.09722 (Potchefstroom Dam)
Qedusizi Dam Ladysmith KZN Klip River 1998 194,000 2.5 28°32′30″S 29°44′41″E / 28.54167°S 29.74472°E / -28.54167; 29.74472 (Qedusizi Dam)
Rhenosterkop Dam Marble Hall Mpumalanga Elands River 1984 204,600
[N][10]
62.400 25°5′55″S 28°55′5″E / 25.09861°S 28.91806°E / -25.09861; 28.91806 (Rhenosterkop Dam)
Rietvlei Dam Tshwane Gauteng Rietvlei River, a tributary to the Hennops River 1933 12,300
[N][12][21]
1.890 21 25°52′36″S 28°15′57″E / 25.87667°S 28.26583°E / -25.87667; 28.26583 (Rietvlei Dam)
Rockview Dam Grabouw Western Cape Palmiet River 1986 16,630
[P][22]
0.775 48 34°11′30″S 18°57′17″E / 34.19167°S 18.95472°E / -34.19167; 18.95472 (Rockview Dam)
Roodekoppies Dam Brits North West Crocodile River 1984 103,000 15.710 25 25°24′15″S 27°35′29″E / 25.40417°S 27.59139°E / -25.40417; 27.59139 (Roodekoppies Dam)
Roodeplaat Dam Tshwane Gauteng Pienaars River 1959 41,200
[N][12]
3.952 59 25°37′15″S 28°22′1″E / 25.62083°S 28.36694°E / -25.62083; 28.36694 (Roodeplaat Dam)
Rust de Winter Dam Pretoria Limpopo Elands River 1934 28,200 4.73 31 25°14′0″S 28°31′3″E / 25.23333°S 28.51750°E / -25.23333; 28.51750 (Rust de Winter Dam)
Rustfontein Dam Thaba Nchu Free State Modder River 1955 72,200 11.585 36 29°16′15″S 26°37′1″E / 29.27083°S 26.61694°E / -29.27083; 26.61694 (Rustfontein Dam)
Sandile Dam Keiskammahoek Eastern Cape Keiskamma River 1983 30,960 1.460 61 32°43′0″S 27°6′4″E / 32.71667°S 27.10111°E / -32.71667; 27.10111 (Sandile Dam)
Settlers Dam Grahamstown Eastern Cape Kariega River 1962 5,300[17] 1.01 21 33°24′42″S 26°30′34″E / 33.41167°S 26.50944°E / -33.41167; 26.50944 (Settlers Dam)
Setumo Dam Mmabatho North West Molopo River 1995 19,600 4.473 17 25°51′30″S 25°30′1″E / 25.85833°S 25.50028°E / -25.85833; 25.50028 (Setumo Dam)
Shongweni Dam (Ntshongweni Dam) Hillcrest KZN Sterkspruit and Wekeweke Rivers 1927 2,200 0.3 39 29°51′25″S 30°43′20″E / 29.85694°S 30.72222°E / -29.85694; 30.72222 (Shongweni Dam)
Silvermine Dam Cape Town Western Cape 1898 82 0.04 9 34°4′31″S 18°23′56″E / 34.07528°S 18.39889°E / -34.07528; 18.39889 (Silvermine Dam)
Slangdraai Dam Ladysmith KZN Sundays River 1986 10,300 2.400 28°14′24″S 29°44′58″E / 28.24000°S 29.74944°E / -28.24000; 29.74944 (Slangdraai Dam)
Smartt Dam Britstown Northern Cape Ongers River 1912 100,300 31.569 30°36′48″S 23°18′2″E / 30.61333°S 23.30056°E / -30.61333; 23.30056 (Smartt Dam)
Sol Plaatje Dam (Previously Saulspoort Dam) Bethlehem Free State Liebenbergsvlei River 1968 15,676 3.560 24 28°13′1″S 28°22′1″E / 28.21694°S 28.36694°E / -28.21694; 28.36694 (Sol Plaatjie Dam)
Spioenkop Dam Bergville KZN Tugela River 1973 270,600
[N][3]
15.314 53 28°40′53″S 29°31′1″E / 28.68139°S 29.51694°E / -28.68139; 29.51694 (Spioenkop Dam)
Spitskop Dam Schmidtsdrift Northern Cape Harts River 1974 57,800[11] 25.312 18 28°7′29″S 24°30′9″E / 28.12472°S 24.50250°E / -28.12472; 24.50250 (Spitskop Dam)
Spring Grove Dam Nottingham Road KZN Mooi River 2013 139,300 10.2 32 29°19′23″S 29°56′38″E / 29.32306°S 29.94389°E / -29.32306; 29.94389 (Spring Grove Dam)
Steenbras Dam (lower) Gordons Bay Western Cape Steenbras River 1921 33517[4] 3.642 37 34°11′15″S 18°51′4″E / 34.18750°S 18.85111°E / -34.18750; 18.85111 (Steenbras Dam)
Steenbras Upper Dam Gordons Bay Western Cape Steenbras River 1977 31767
[S][4]
2.750 37 34°10′5″S 18°54′5″E / 34.16806°S 18.90139°E / -34.16806; 18.90139 (Steenbras Dam – Upper)
Steenbras Hydro-Electric Lower Dam Gordons Bay Western Cape Sir Lowry's Pass River 1977 3,560
[S]
0.35 31 34°8′50″S 18°54′0″E / 34.14722°S 18.90000°E / -34.14722; 18.90000 (Steenbras Hydro-Electric Lower Dam)
Sterkfontein Dam Harrismith Free State Nuwejaar Spruit 1980 2,616,900
[N][5]
67.260 93 28°23′15″S 29°1′10″E / 28.38750°S 29.01944°E / -28.38750; 29.01944 (Sterkfontein Dam)
Stettynskloof Dam Worcester Western Cape Holsloot River 1955 14,700
[N][14]
1.004 48 33°50′14″S 19°15′8″E / 33.83722°S 19.25222°E / -33.83722; 19.25222 (Stettynskloof Dam)
Stompdrift Dam De Rust Western Cape Olifants River 1965 46,270 6.203 49 33°30′45″S 22°35′8″E / 33.51250°S 22.58556°E / -33.51250; 22.58556 (Stompdrift Dam)
Taung Dam Taung North West Harts River 1993 58,900 4.650 44 27°31′35″S 24°51′16″E / 27.52639°S 24.85444°E / -27.52639; 24.85444 (Taung Dam)
Theewaterskloof Dam Villiersdorp Western Cape Riviersonderend River 1978 480188
[N][14][4]
51.204 38 34°4′45″S 19°17′1″E / 34.07917°S 19.28361°E / -34.07917; 19.28361 (Theewaterskloof Dam)
Tierpoort Dam Bloemfontein Free State Tierpoort River 1990 34,000 9.11 20 29°25′20″S 26°08′10″E / 29.42222°S 26.13611°E / -29.42222; 26.13611 (Tierpoort Dam)
Trichardtsfontein Dam Trichardt Mpumalanga Trichardt Spruit 1981 15,200 2.459 26 26°29′53″S 29°14′1″E / 26.49806°S 29.23361°E / -26.49806; 29.23361 (Trichardtsfontein Dam)
Tsojana Dam Cofimvaba Eastern Cape Tsojana River 1978 12,340 2.360 23 31°53′0″S 27°38′1″E / 31.88333°S 27.63361°E / -31.88333; 27.63361 (Tsojana Dam)
Tweedraai Dam Trichardt Mpumalanga Trichardt Spruit 1991 16,000 2.370 21 26°25′45″S 29°13′0″E / 26.42917°S 29.21667°E / -26.42917; 29.21667 (Tweedraai Dam)
Tzaneen Dam (previously Fanie Botha Dam) Tzaneen Limpopo Groot Letaba River 1977 157,291 11.636 50 23°47′37″S 30°9′48″E / 23.79361°S 30.16333°E / -23.79361; 30.16333 (Tzaneen Dam)
Vaal Barrage Vanderbijlpark Gauteng Vaal River 1923[23] 56,712 13.485 10 26°45′53″S 27°41′30″E / 26.76472°S 27.69167°E / -26.76472; 27.69167 (Vaal Barrage)
Vaal Dam Deneysville Free State Gauteng Vaal River 1939 2,603,400
[N][5]
322.755 63 26°53′1″S 28°7′20″E / 26.88361°S 28.12222°E / -26.88361; 28.12222 (Vaal Dam)
Vaalharts Storage Weir Warrenton North West Vaal River 1936 48,700[11] 1.189 12 28°06′55″S 24°55′32″E / 28.11528°S 24.92556°E / -28.11528; 24.92556 (Vaalharts Storage Weir)
Vaalkop Dam Beestekraal North West Elands River, Hex River 2010 53,500[24] 11.1 33 25°18′37″S 27°28′33″E / 25.31028°S 27.47583°E / -25.31028; 27.47583 (Vaalkop Dam)
Vanderkloof Dam (previously P.K. Le Roux Dam) Petrusville Northern Cape, Free State Orange River 1977 3,171,300
[N][5]
133.402 108 29°59′29″S 24°43′55″E / 29.99139°S 24.73194°E / -29.99139; 24.73194 (Vanderkloof Dam)
Vanwyksvlei Dam Vanwyksvlei Northern Cape Vanwyksvlei 1884 143,081 49.934 15 30°22′46″S 21°48′41″E / 30.37944°S 21.81139°E / -30.37944; 21.81139 (Vanwyksvlei Dam)
Victoria Dam Cape Town Western Cape Disa River 1895 128[4] 0.05 6 33°59′11″S 18°24′29″E / 33.98639°S 18.40806°E / -33.98639; 18.40806 (Victoria Dam)
Voëlvlei Dam Gouda Western Cape Voëlvlei Lake[V] 1971 164095
[N][14][4]
15.730 10 33°20′15″S 19°2′1″E / 33.33750°S 19.03361°E / -33.33750; 19.03361 (Voëlvlei Dam)
Vondo Dam Sibasa Limpopo Mutshundudi River 1982 30,540 2.19 47 22°56′45″S 30°20′7″E / 22.94583°S 30.33528°E / -22.94583; 30.33528 (Vondo Dam)
Vygeboom Dam Badplaas MP Komati River 1971 83,000
[N][25]
6.7 45 25°52′53″S 30°37′9″E / 25.88139°S 30.61917°E / -25.88139; 30.61917 (Vygeboom Dam)
Wagendrift Dam Estcourt KZN Bushmans River 1963 55,900
[N][3]
5.084 41 29°2′15″S 29°51′1″E / 29.03750°S 29.85028°E / -29.03750; 29.85028 (Wagendrift Dam)
Waterdown Dam Whittlesea Eastern Cape Klipplaat River 1958 38,400 2.608 44 32°17′15″S 26°51′1″E / 32.28750°S 26.85028°E / -32.28750; 26.85028 (Waterdown Dam)
Welbedacht Dam Wepener Free State Caledon River 1973 10,200
[N][5]
10.185 32 29°54′34″S 26°51′37″E / 29.90944°S 26.86028°E / -29.90944; 26.86028 (Welbedacht Dam)
Wemmershoek Dam Franschhoek Western Cape Wemmers River 1957 58644
[N][14][4]
2.960 53 33°50′1″S 19°5′20″E / 33.83361°S 19.08889°E / -33.83361; 19.08889 (Wemmershoek Dam)
Westoe Dam Amsterdam Mpumalanga Usutu River 1968 61,900 7.333 26 26°30′15″S 30°37′5″E / 26.50417°S 30.61806°E / -26.50417; 30.61806 (Westoe Dam)
Witbank Dam Witbank Mpumalanga Olifants River 1971 104,000
[N][10]
12.112 44 25°53′30″S 29°19′1″E / 25.89167°S 29.31694°E / -25.89167; 29.31694 (Witbank Dam)
Witklip Dam Sabie Mpumalanga Sand River 1969 12,970 1.875 21 25°14′10″S 30°54′1″E / 25.23611°S 30.90028°E / -25.23611; 30.90028 (Witklip Dam)
Wolwedans Dam Mossel Bay Western Cape Great Brak River 1990 25,530 1.100 70 34°0′51″S 22°13′44″E / 34.01417°S 22.22889°E / -34.01417; 22.22889 (Wolwedans Dam)
Woodhead Dam Cape Town Western Cape Disa River 1897 954[4] 0.16 38 33°58′38″S 18°24′8″E / 33.97722°S 18.40222°E / -33.97722; 18.40222 (Woodhead Dam)
Woodstock Dam Bergville KZN Tugela River 1983 373,300
[N][3]
29.129 49 28°45′31″S 29°14′46″E / 28.75861°S 29.24611°E / -28.75861; 29.24611 (Woodstock Dam)
Wriggleswade Dam Stutterheim Eastern Cape Kubusi River 1991 93,200 10.000 35 32°34′1″S 27°35′0″E / 32.56694°S 27.58333°E / -32.56694; 27.58333 (Wriggleswade Dam)
Xilinxa Dam Idutywa Eastern Cape Xilinxa River 1972 13,900 2.81 25 32°08′32″S 28°05′57″E / 32.14222°S 28.09917°E / -32.14222; 28.09917 (Xilinxa Dam)
Xonxa Dam Queenstown Eastern Cape White Kei River 1974 115,900
[N][7]
12.881 49 31°51′0″S 27°11′13″E / 31.85000°S 27.18694°E / -31.85000; 27.18694 (Xonxa Dam)
Zaaihoek Dam Wakkerstroom Mpumalanga Slang River 1988 184,600
[N][3]
12.446 46 27°26′1″S 30°4′30″E / 27.43361°S 30.07500°E / -27.43361; 30.07500 (Zaaihoek Dam)

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This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items May 2009 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of dams in South Africa news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates The following is a partial list of dams in South Africa In South African English as well as Afrikaans a dam refers to both the wall as well as the reservoir or lake that builds up as a consequence 1 List of dams reservoirs editName Alt Nearestlocale province Impounds Yearcompleted commissioned Reservoir volume ML Surfacearea km2 Wallheight meter Mapref Albasini Dam Louis Trichardt Limpopo Levubu River Luvuvhu River 1952 28 200 N 2 3 498 34 23 6 30 S 30 7 48 E 23 10833 S 30 13000 E 23 10833 30 13000 Albasini Dam Albert Falls Dam Pietermaritzburg KZN Umgeni River 1976 288 100 N 3 23 521 33 29 26 10 S 30 23 18 E 29 43611 S 30 38833 E 29 43611 30 38833 Albert Falls Dam Alexandra Dam Cape Town Western Cape Disa River 1903 126 4 0 03 12 1 33 59 17 S 18 24 42 E 33 98806 S 18 41167 E 33 98806 18 41167 Alexandra Dam Allemanskraal Dam Ventersburg Free State Sand River 1960 174 500 N 5 26 481 38 28 17 15 S 27 9 1 E 28 28750 S 27 15028 E 28 28750 27 15028 Allemanskraal Dam Alphen Dam Stellenbosch Western Cape Bonte River 1990 70 G 6 0 8 18 3 34 00 42 S 18 52 25 E 34 01167 S 18 87361 E 34 01167 18 87361 Alphen Dam Arieskraal Dam Grabouw Western Cape Palmiet River 1987 17 330 1 42 34 14 40 S 18 59 03 E 34 24444 S 18 98417 E 34 24444 18 98417 Arieskraal Dam Armenia Dam Hobhouse Free State Leeu River 1954 13 000 N 5 3 933 22 29 21 52 S 27 7 44 E 29 36444 S 27 12889 E 29 36444 27 12889 Armenia Dam Beervlei Dam Willowmore Eastern Cape Groot River 1957 85 800 N 7 23 145 31 33 4 37 S 23 29 26 E 33 07694 S 23 49056 E 33 07694 23 49056 Beervlei Dam Bedford Dam NE van Reenen Pass Free State 2011 22 000 I 8 9 2 55 41 28 14 20 S 29 35 8 E 28 23889 S 29 58556 E 28 23889 29 58556 Bedford Dam Berg River Dam Franschhoek Western Cape Berg River 2007 130 010 N 4 5 260 68 33 54 34 S 19 03 21 E 33 90944 S 19 05583 E 33 90944 19 05583 Berg River Dam Binfield Park Dam Alice Eastern Cape Eastern Cape Tyhume River 1986 1987 36 830 1 870 60 32 41 55 S 26 54 18 E 32 69861 S 26 90500 E 32 69861 26 90500 Binfield Park Dam Bivane Dam Paris Dam Vryheid KZN Bivane River 2000 115 200 7 72 27 31 10 S 31 3 15 E 27 51944 S 31 05417 E 27 51944 31 05417 Bivane Dam Bloemhoek Dam Kroonstad Free State Jordaan Spruit 1976 26 400 2 800 28 27 38 1 S 27 17 0 E 27 63361 S 27 28333 E 27 63361 27 28333 Bloemhoek Dam Bloemhof Dam Oppermansdrif Bloemhof border North West Free State Vaal River 1970 1 240 200 N 5 230 665 33 27 40 5 S 25 37 3 E 27 66806 S 25 61750 E 27 66806 25 61750 Bloemhof Dam Blyderivierpoort Dam Hoedspruit Mpumalanga Blyde River 1974 54 400 N 10 2 494 71 24 32 15 S 30 47 20 E 24 53750 S 30 78889 E 24 53750 30 78889 Blyderivierpoort Dam Boegoeberg Dam Prieska Northern Cape Orange River 1929 19 800 N 11 7 423 12 29 2 30 S 22 12 13 E 29 04167 S 22 20361 E 29 04167 22 20361 Boegoeberg Dam Bon Accord Dam Tshwane Gauteng Apies River 1925 4 400 N 12 1 440 18 25 37 45 S 28 11 21 E 25 62917 S 28 18917 E 25 62917 28 18917 Bon Accord Dam Bongolo Dam Bonkolo Queenstown Eastern Cape Komani River 1908 7 015 1 1 24 31 52 04 S 26 55 15 E 31 86778 S 26 92083 E 31 86778 26 92083 Bongolo Dam Boskop Dam Potchefstroom North West Mooi River 1959 20 840 N 13 3 741 33 26 33 42 S 27 6 41 E 26 56167 S 27 11139 E 26 56167 27 11139 Boskop Dam Boschmanskop No 1 Dam Middelburg Mpumalanga Woes Alleen River 1995 14 400 0 185 22 26 1 6 S 29 37 50 E 26 01833 S 29 63056 E 26 01833 29 63056 Boschmanskop No 1 Dam Bospoort Dam Rustenburg North West Hex River 1933 15 800 N 13 3 741 28 25 33 45 S 27 21 14 E 25 56250 S 27 35389 E 25 56250 27 35389 Bospoort Dam Bramhoek Dam NE van Reenen Pass KZN Braamhoek Spruit 2011 22 000 I 8 2 56 27 5 28 18 41 S 29 34 35 E 28 31139 S 29 57639 E 28 31139 29 57639 Braamhoek Dam Brandvlei Dam Rawsonville Western Cape Lower Brandvlei River 1983 286 040 N 14 24 49 14 33 41 20 S 19 22 40 E 33 68889 S 19 37778 E 33 68889 19 37778 Greater Brandvlei Dam Bridle Drift Dam East London Eastern Cape Buffels River 1969 101 600 N 7 7 460 55 32 59 22 S 27 43 14 E 32 98944 S 27 72056 E 32 98944 27 72056 Bridal Drift Dam Bronkhorstspruit Dam Bronkhorstspruit Gauteng Bronkhorst Spruit 1950 57 400 N 12 9 609 35 25 53 15 S 28 43 15 E 25 88750 S 28 72083 E 25 88750 28 72083 Bronkhorstspruit Dam Buffeljags Dam Swellendam Western Cape Buffeljags River 1967 4 540 N 14 1 269 24 34 01 07 S 20 31 58 E 34 01861 S 20 53278 E 34 01861 20 53278 Buffeljags Dam Buffelspoort Dam Rustenburg North West Sterkstroom River 1934 10 251 1 357 34 25 46 50 S 27 29 1 E 25 78056 S 27 48361 E 25 78056 27 48361 Buffelspoort Dam Ceres Koekedouw Dam Ceres Western Cape Koekedouw River 2001 17 200 1 07 60 33 21 45 S 19 16 31 E 33 36250 S 19 27528 E 33 36250 19 27528 Ceres Koekedouw Dam Churchill Dam Krom River Dam Kareedouw Eastern Cape Krom River 1943 35 500 15 2 492 43 34 00 03 S 24 29 36 E 34 00083 S 24 49333 E 34 00083 24 49333 Churchill Dam Clanwilliam Dam Clanwilliam Western Cape Olifants River 1935 121 800 16 11 236 43 32 11 5 S 18 52 29 E 32 18472 S 18 87472 E 32 18472 18 87472 Clanwilliam Dam Craigie Burn Dam Greytown KZN Mnyamvubu River 1963 22 500 N 3 2 073 38 29 9 47 S 30 17 2 E 29 16306 S 30 28389 E 29 16306 30 28389 Craigie Burn Dam Dap Naude Dam Polokwane Limpopo Broederstroom River 1958 1 900 N 2 281 23 23 48 49 S 29 57 59 E 23 81361 S 29 96639 E 23 81361 29 96639 Dap Naude Dam Da Gama Dam White River Mpumalanga Witwaters River 1971 13 578 1 289 38 25 8 30 S 31 1 1 E 25 14167 S 31 01694 E 25 14167 31 01694 Da Gama Dam Damani Dam Mvuwe Dame Thohoyandou Limpopo Mbwedi River 1991 11 000 1 30 28 22 51 3 S 30 30 56 E 22 85083 S 30 51556 E 22 85083 30 51556 Damani Dam Darlington Dam Lake Mentz Kirkwood Eastern Cape Sundays River 1922 188 800 N 7 34 527 48 33 12 22 S 25 8 59 E 33 20611 S 25 14972 E 33 20611 25 14972 Darlington Dam De Bos Dam Hemel En Aarde Western Cape Onus River 1994 5 740 0 43 24 34 22 05 S 19 14 01 E 34 36806 S 19 23361 E 34 36806 19 23361 De Bos Dam De Hoop Dam Graaff Reinet Eastern Cape Kamdeboo River 1938 14 500 21 32 27 1 S 24 25 4 E 32 45028 S 24 41778 E 32 45028 24 41778 De Hoop Dam De Hoop Dam Limpopo Steelpoort Limpopo Steelpoort River 2014 348 700 16 9 81 24 57 27 S 29 57 23 E 24 95750 S 29 95639 E 24 95750 29 95639 De Hoop Dam De Villiers Dam Cape Town Western Cape Disa River 1910 243 4 28 33 59 31 S 18 24 35 E 33 99194 S 18 40972 E 33 99194 18 40972 De Villiers Dam Disaneng Dam Mmabatho North West Molopo River 1980 17 400 4 253 17 25 49 25 S 25 18 20 E 25 82361 S 25 30556 E 25 82361 25 30556 Disaneng Dam Doorndraai Dam Mokopane Limpopo Sterk River 1952 43 800 N 2 5 606 25 24 16 45 S 28 46 1 E 24 27917 S 28 76694 E 24 27917 28 76694 Doorndraai Dam Doring River Dam Indwe Eastern Cape Doring River 1971 19 690 3 592 35 31 30 47 S 27 20 30 E 31 51306 S 27 34167 E 31 51306 27 34167 Doring River Dam Douglas Weir Douglas Northern Cape Vaal River 1977 16 700 7 991 10 29 2 37 S 23 50 11 E 29 04361 S 23 83639 E 29 04361 23 83639 Douglas Weir Driekloof Dam Hermanus Western Cape Klip River 1989 263 0 56 15 28 31 58 5 S 29 4 05 9 E 28 532917 S 29 068306 E 28 532917 29 068306 Driekloof Dam Driekloof Dam Harrismith Free State Nuwejaar Spruit 1979 32 071 D 1 906 47 28 31 1 S 29 4 1 E 28 51694 S 29 06694 E 28 51694 29 06694 Driekloof Dam Driekoppies Dam Malelane Mpumalanga Lomati River 1998 250 900 N 10 18 700 50 25 42 42 S 31 31 49 E 25 71167 S 31 53028 E 25 71167 31 53028 Driekoppies Dam Driel Barrage Bergville KZN Tugela River 1973 8700 2 99 22 28 45 46 S 29 17 27 E 28 76278 S 29 29083 E 28 76278 29 29083 Driel Barrage Ebenezer Dam Tzaneen Limpopo Groot Letaba River 1959 69 100 N 2 3 862 61 23 56 30 S 29 59 1 E 23 94167 S 29 98361 E 23 94167 29 98361 Ebenezer Dam Egmont Dam Van Stadensrus Free State Witte Spruit 1937 9300 N 5 2 442 25 30 03 10 S 27 01 39 E 30 05278 S 27 02750 E 30 05278 27 02750 Egmont Dam Eikenhof Dam Grabouw Western Cape Palmiet River 1977 28 900 N 14 2 40 46 34 7 46 S 19 2 5 E 34 12944 S 19 03472 E 34 12944 19 03472 Eikenhof Dam Elandskloof Dam Villiersdorp Western Cape Elands River 1976 11 017 0 700 69 33 57 1 S 19 17 1 E 33 95028 S 19 28361 E 33 95028 19 28361 Elandskloof Dam Elandskuil Dam North West Swartleegte River 1969 1181 N 13 0 45 11 26 20 34 S 26 46 42 E 26 34278 S 26 77833 E 26 34278 26 77833 Elandskuil Dam Emmarentia Dam Johannesburg Gauteng Braamfontein Spruit 1912 250 G 6 0 09 11 26 09 01 S 28 00 21 E 26 15028 S 28 00583 E 26 15028 28 00583 Emmarentia Dam Engelhard Dam Letaba camp Kruger National Park Limpopo Letaba River 1975 23 50 30 S 31 38 15 E 23 84167 S 31 63750 E 23 84167 31 63750 Engelhard Dam Erfenis Dam Theunissen Free State Groot Vet River 1960 206 100 N 5 32 821 46 28 30 39 S 26 46 38 E 28 51083 S 26 77722 E 28 51083 26 77722 Erfenis Dam Fika Patso Dam Phuthaditjhaba Free State Namahadi River 1987 28 000 1 585 65 28 40 20 S 28 51 24 E 28 67222 S 28 85667 E 28 67222 28 85667 Fika Patso Dam Flag Boshielo Dam Marble Hall Limpopo Olifants River 1987 185 100 N 2 12 877 36 24 47 0 S 29 25 40 E 24 78333 S 29 42778 E 24 78333 29 42778 Flag Boshielo Dam Floriskraal Dam Laingsburg Western Cape Buffels River 1957 50 334 7 592 33 33 17 30 S 20 59 26 E 33 29167 S 20 99056 E 33 29167 20 99056 Floriskraal Dam Gamkapoort Dam Prince Albert Western Cape Gamka River 1969 37 213 6 015 42 33 18 33 S 21 38 1 E 33 30917 S 21 63361 E 33 30917 21 63361 Gamkapoort Dam Garden Route Dam George Western Cape Swart River 1984 9 980 0 871 33 57 51 S 22 30 51 E 33 96417 S 22 51417 E 33 96417 22 51417 Garden Route Dam Gariep Dam Hendrik Verwoerd Dam Norvalspont Free State Orange River 1971 5 340 600 N 5 352 162 88 30 37 30 S 25 30 58 E 30 62500 S 25 51611 E 30 62500 25 51611 Gariep Dam Glen Alpine Dam Mokopane Limpopo Mogalakwena River 1968 18 900 N 2 4 613 28 23 11 30 S 28 41 5 E 23 19167 S 28 68472 E 23 19167 28 68472 Glen Alpine Dam Glen Melville Dam Grahamstown Eastern Cape Orange Fish River Tunnel 1992 6 300 17 33 11 6 S 26 39 19 E 33 18500 S 26 65528 E 33 18500 26 65528 Glen Melville Reservoir Goedertrouw Dam Eshowe KZN Mhlatuze River 1982 301 300 18 11 939 88 28 46 17 S 31 28 7 E 28 77139 S 31 46861 E 28 77139 31 46861 Goedertrouw Dam Grassridge Dam Hofmeyer Eastern Cape Great Brak River 1924 46 200 14 145 24 31 45 30 S 25 28 1 E 31 75833 S 25 46694 E 31 75833 25 46694 Grassridge Dam Grey Dam Grahamstown Eastern Cape Bloukrans River 1859 68 17 33 19 29 S 26 31 40 E 33 32472 S 26 52778 E 33 32472 26 52778 Grey Dam Groendal Dam Uitenhage Eastern Cape Swartkops River 1934 12 100 0 960 33 42 26 S 25 15 57 E 33 70722 S 25 26583 E 33 70722 25 26583 Groendal Dam Grootdraai Dam Standerton Mpumalanga Vaal River 1981 349 500 N 10 38 813 42 26 55 9 S 29 17 1 E 26 91917 S 29 28361 E 26 91917 29 28361 Grootdraai Dam Gubu Dam Stutterheim Eastern Cape Gubu River 1971 8 666 1 1 26 32 36 35 S 27 16 41 E 32 60972 S 27 27806 E 32 60972 27 27806 Gubu Dam Hartbeespoort Dam Brits North West Crocodile River 1925 186 400 N 13 20 652 59 25 43 33 S 27 50 55 E 25 72583 S 27 84861 E 25 72583 27 84861 Hartbeespoort Dam Hazelmere Dam Hazelmere KZN Mdloti River 1977 37 133 1 813 50 29 36 1 S 31 2 30 E 29 60028 S 31 04167 E 29 60028 31 04167 Hazelmere Dam Hellsgate Dam Uitenhage Eastern Cape Klip River 1910 120 26 Hely Hutchinson Dam Cape Town Western Cape Disa River 1904 925 4 0 16 33 58 38 S 18 24 28 E 33 97722 S 18 40778 E 33 97722 18 40778 Hely Hutchinson Dam Heyshope Dam Piet Retief Mpumalanga Assegaai River 1983 451 300 N 10 50 238 29 26 59 45 S 30 31 50 E 26 99583 S 30 53056 E 26 99583 30 53056 Heyshope Dam Hluhluwe Dam Hluhluwe KZN Hluhluwe River 1965 25 900 3 64 33 28 7 19 S 32 10 45 E 28 12194 S 32 17917 E 28 12194 32 17917 Hluhluwe Dam Holo Hlahatse Dam Jozana s Hoek Sterkspruit Eastern Cape Hlatimnyama and Mhlangeni Rivers 10 000 0 8 30 30 38 12 S 27 22 11 E 30 63667 S 27 36972 E 30 63667 27 36972 Holo Hlahatse Dam Howieson s Poort Dam Howison s Poort Grahamstown Eastern Cape Kariega River 1931 227 17 33 23 9 S 26 28 59 E 33 38583 S 26 48306 E 33 38583 26 48306 Howieson s Poort Dam Impofu Dam Humansdorp Eastern Cape Krom River 1982 105 800 N 7 6 350 75 34 5 44 S 24 41 25 E 34 09556 S 24 69028 E 34 09556 24 69028 Impofu Dam Inanda Dam Hillcrest KZN Umgeni River 1989 241 700 N 3 14 633 65 29 42 1 S 30 52 1 E 29 70028 S 30 86694 E 29 70028 30 86694 Inanda Dam Injaka Dam also spelled Inyaka Hazyview Mpumalanga Marite River 2002 123 700 N 10 8 111 53 24 53 6 S 31 5 5 E 24 88500 S 31 08472 E 24 88500 31 08472 Injaka Dam Jericho Dam Amsterdam Mpumalanga Mpama River 1966 59 500 9 825 22 26 39 15 S 30 29 10 E 26 65417 S 30 48611 E 26 65417 30 48611 Jericho Dam J L de Bruin Dam Burgersdorp Eastern Cape Klein Buffel River 1982 1696 0 06 15 31 01 44 S 26 37 25 E 31 02889 S 26 62361 E 31 02889 26 62361 J L de Bruin Dam Kalkfontein Dam Koffiefontein Free State Riet River 1938 325 100 N 5 37 697 36 29 29 45 S 25 13 20 E 29 49583 S 25 22222 E 29 49583 25 22222 Kalkfontein Dam Kammanassie Dam De Rust Western Cape Kammanassie River 1923 35 870 3 516 35 33 38 39 S 22 24 31 E 33 64417 S 22 40861 E 33 64417 22 40861 Kammanassie Dam Katrivier Dam Seymour Eastern Cape Kat River 1969 24 690 2 129 55 32 34 15 S 26 45 1 E 32 57083 S 26 75028 E 32 57083 26 75028 Katrivier Dam Katse Dam Lesotho Malibamat so River 1996 1 950 000 35 80 185 29 20 13 S 28 30 22 E 29 33694 S 28 50611 E 29 33694 28 50611 Katse Dam Keerom Dam Worcester Western Cape Nuy River 1954 10 400 16 1 17 40 33 35 10 S 19 42 27 E 33 58611 S 19 70750 E 33 58611 19 70750 Keerom Dam Kettingspruit Dam Mpumalanga tributary of Ketting Spruit 2006 70 000 0 027 8 5 24 10 10 S 30 31 0 E 24 16944 S 30 51667 E 24 16944 30 51667 Kettingspruit Dam Kilburn Dam Bergville KZN Mnjaneni River 1981 35 577 D 1 947 51 28 35 25 S 29 6 15 E 28 59028 S 29 10417 E 28 59028 29 10417 Kilburn Dam Kleinplaats Dam Simon s Town Western Cape 1 368 4 0 24 Klerkskraal Dam Ventersdorp North West Mooi River 1965 7 900 N 13 3 773 15 26 13 59 S 27 08 55 E 26 23306 S 27 14861 E 26 23306 27 14861 Klerkskraal Dam Klipberg Dam McGregor Western Cape Konings River 1964 1 980 0 26 29 33 56 29 S 19 47 36 E 33 94139 S 19 79333 E 33 94139 19 79333 Klipberg Dam Klipdrif Dam Potchefstroom North West Loop Spruit 1918 13 300 N 13 4 713 12 26 37 0 S 27 18 1 E 26 61667 S 27 30028 E 26 61667 27 30028 Klipdrif Dam Klipfontein Dam Vryheid KZN White Mfolozi River 1983 18 080 2 95 28 27 50 11 S 30 48 51 E 27 83639 S 30 81417 E 27 83639 30 81417 Klipfontein Dam Klipkoppie Dam White River Mpumalanga White River 1960 12 256 2 354 20 25 13 1 S 31 1 10 E 25 21694 S 31 01944 E 25 21694 31 01944 Klipkoppie Dam Klipvoor Dam Brits North West Pienaars River 1970 47 000 7 532 30 25 7 54 S 27 48 33 E 25 13167 S 27 80917 E 25 13167 27 80917 Klipvoor Dam Knellpoort Dam Wepener Free State Riet Spruit 1988 130 000 N 5 9 854 50 29 46 54 S 26 53 19 E 29 78167 S 26 88861 E 29 78167 26 88861 Knellpoort Dam Kogelberg Dam Grabouw Western Cape Palmiet River 1986 17 330 P 16 1 428 54 34 12 57 S 18 58 31 E 34 21583 S 18 97528 E 34 21583 18 97528 Kogelberg Dam Kommandodrif Dam Cradock Eastern Cape Tarka River 1956 58 114 8 820 39 32 7 1 S 26 3 9 E 32 11694 S 26 05250 E 32 11694 26 05250 Kommandodrif Dam Koppies Dam Koppies Free State Renoster River 1911 42 300 N 5 13 622 25 27 15 25 S 27 40 15 E 27 25694 S 27 67083 E 27 25694 27 67083 Koppies Dam Korintepoort Dam Krantz Kloof Western Cape Korinte River 1966 8 090 1 029 16 34 00 17 S 21 09 56 E 34 00472 S 21 16556 E 34 00472 21 16556 Korenteport Dam Kouga Dam Paul Sauer Dam Patensie Eastern Cape Kouga River 1969 125 900 N 7 5 545 81 33 44 28 S 24 35 18 E 33 74111 S 24 58833 E 33 74111 24 58833 Kouga Dam Kromfonteinlower Wilge Cofferdam Witbank Mpumalanga Steenkool Spruit 1992 13 000 0 300 17 26 5 0 S 29 15 30 E 26 08333 S 29 25833 E 26 08333 29 25833 Kromfonteinlower Wilge Cofferdam Kromfontein Middle Cofferdam Witbank Mpumalanga Steenkool Spruit 1990 18 000 16 26 7 0 S 29 15 20 E 26 11667 S 29 25556 E 26 11667 29 25556 Kromfontein Middle Cofferdam Krugersdrift Bloemfontein Free State Modder River 1970 66 000 18 525 26 28 53 1 S 25 57 30 E 28 88361 S 25 95833 E 28 88361 25 95833 Krugersdrift Kruismansrivier Dam Western Cape Kruismans River 1997 1 500 0 18 18 32 44 35 S 18 50 10 E 32 74306 S 18 83611 E 32 74306 18 83611 Kruismansrivier Dam Kwaggaskloof Dam Worcester Western Cape Wabooms River 1975 169 410 N 14 16 12 18 33 45 46 S 19 28 18 E 33 76278 S 19 47167 E 33 76278 19 47167 Kwaggaskloof Dam Kwene Dam Braam Raubenheimer Dam Lydenburg Mpumalanga Crocodile River 1987 158 900 N 10 12 504 52 25 21 45 S 30 22 30 E 25 36250 S 30 37500 E 25 36250 30 37500 Kwena Dam Lady Grey Dam Lady Grey Eastern Cape Wilgespruit 1925 153 0 018 23 30 42 41 S 27 14 26 E 30 71139 S 27 24056 E 30 71139 27 24056 Lady Grey Dam Laing Dam East London Eastern Cape Buffalo River 1951 19 860 2 038 45 32 57 59 S 27 29 22 E 32 96639 S 27 48944 E 32 96639 27 48944 Laing Dam Lake Arthur Dam Cradock Eastern Cape Tarka River 1924 10 700 8 867 38 32 13 1 S 25 49 45 E 32 21694 S 25 82917 E 32 21694 25 82917 Lake Arthur Dam Lake Mzingazi Dam Richards Bay KZN Mzingazi River 1942 37 000 11 000 8 28 46 1 S 32 5 1 E 28 76694 S 32 08361 E 28 76694 32 08361 Lake Mzingazi Dam Lakenvallei Dam Ceres Western Cape Sanddrifskloof River 1974 10 300 N 14 0 825 56 33 22 0 S 19 34 52 E 33 36667 S 19 58111 E 33 36667 19 58111 Lakenvallei Dam Land en Zeezicht Dam Helderberg Western Cape 451 4 Leeu Gamka Dam Beaufort West Western Cape Leeuw River 1958 13 600 4 258 15 32 37 23 S 22 00 13 E 32 62306 S 22 00361 E 32 62306 22 00361 Leeu Gamka Dam Lewis Gay Dam Simon s Town Western Cape 182 4 Lindleyspoort Dam Swartruggens North West Elands River 1943 14 381 1 801 39 25 29 50 S 26 41 32 E 25 49722 S 26 69222 E 25 49722 26 69222 Lindleyspoort Dam Loskop Dam Groblersdal Mpumalanga Olifants River 1939 361 500 N 10 24 277 54 25 25 1 S 29 21 1 E 25 41694 S 29 35028 E 25 41694 29 35028 Loskop Dam Lubisi Dam Qamata Eastern Cape Indwe River 1968 158 000 N 7 11 290 52 31 47 45 S 27 25 0 E 31 79583 S 27 41667 E 31 79583 27 41667 Lubisi Dam Luphephe Dam Musina Limpopo Luphephe River 1963 14 000 N 2 1 416 42 22 38 4 S 30 24 8 E 22 63444 S 30 40222 E 22 63444 30 40222 Luphephe Dam Madikwe Dam Madikwe North West Thulane River 1976 14 000 4 318 17 25 23 36 S 26 35 51 E 25 39333 S 26 59750 E 25 39333 26 59750 Madikwe Dam Makuleke Dam Giyani Limpopo Mphongolo River 1990 13 000 0 750 22 22 52 3 S 30 54 18 E 22 86750 S 30 90500 E 22 86750 30 90500 Makuleke Dam Marico Bosveld Dam Groot Marico North West Groot Marico River 1933 27 813 4 376 34 25 28 15 S 26 23 50 E 25 47083 S 26 39722 E 25 47083 26 39722 Marico Bosveld Dam Metz Dam Trichardsdal Limpopo Mortladime River 385 0 55 18 Middelburg Dam Middelburg Mpumalanga Klein Olifants River 1978 48 435 4 680 36 25 46 31 S 29 32 46 E 25 77528 S 29 54611 E 25 77528 29 54611 Middelburg Dam Middle Letaba Dam Giyani Limpopo Middle Letaba River 1984 171 900 19 18 787 34 23 16 26 S 30 24 12 E 23 27389 S 30 40333 E 23 27389 30 40333 Middle Letaba Dam Midmar Dam Howick KZN Umgeni 1965 235 400 N 3 15 643 32 29 29 43 S 30 12 1 E 29 49528 S 30 20028 E 29 49528 30 20028 Midmar Dam Misverstand Dam Porterville Western Cape Berg River 1977 6 400 N 14 2 552 26 33 01 32 S 18 47 20 E 33 02556 S 18 78889 E 33 02556 18 78889 Misverstand Dam Modderpoort Dam Beaufort West Northern Cape Rietfontein River 1953 10 000 0 125 15 31 56 43 S 22 8 40 E 31 94528 S 22 14444 E 31 94528 22 14444 Modderpoort Dam Mohale Dam Lesotho Senqunyane River 2002 938 000 22 0 144 29 27 24 S 28 05 45 E 29 45667 S 28 09583 E 29 45667 28 09583 Mohale Dam Mokolo Dam Hans Strijdom Dam Lephalale Limpopo Mokolo River 1980 145 400 N 2 8 288 57 23 58 30 S 27 43 1 E 23 97500 S 27 71694 E 23 97500 27 71694 Mokolo Dam Hans Strijdom Dam Molatedi Dam Zeerust North West Marico River 1986 200 800 N 13 35 670 23 24 52 13 S 26 27 1 E 24 87028 S 26 45028 E 24 87028 26 45028 Molatedi Dam Molteno Dam Cape Town Western Cape Table Mountain rivers 1881 3 000 N 0 36 15 33 56 18 S 18 24 43 E 33 93833 S 18 41194 E 33 93833 18 41194 Molteno Dam Morgenstond Dam Amsterdam Mpumalanga Ngwempisi River 1978 100 773 9 772 43 26 42 40 S 30 32 41 E 26 71111 S 30 54472 E 26 71111 30 54472 Morgenstond Dam Moutloatsi Setlogelo Dam Groothoek Thaba Nchu Free State Kgabanyane River 1981 12 000 2 5 29 29 18 12 S 26 50 49 E 29 30333 S 26 84694 E 29 30333 26 84694 Moutloatsi Setlogelo Dam Mthatha Dam Mthatha Eastern Cape Mthatha River 1977 253 674 25 417 18 31 33 2 S 28 44 24 E 31 55056 S 28 74000 E 31 55056 28 74000 Mtata Dam Mutshedzi Dam Thohoyandou Limpopo Mutshedzi River 1990 2 300 N 2 0 392 25 22 56 55 S 30 9 40 E 22 94861 S 30 16111 E 22 94861 30 16111 Mutshedzi Dam Nagle Dam Cato Ridge KZN Umgeni River 1950 23 200 N 3 1 561 46 29 35 1 S 30 37 1 E 29 58361 S 30 61694 E 29 58361 30 61694 Nagle Dam Nahoon Dam East London Eastern Cape Nahoon River 1966 19 934 2 347 44 32 54 36 S 27 48 55 E 32 91000 S 27 81528 E 32 91000 27 81528 Nahoon Dam Nandoni Dam Thohoyandou Limpopo Levuvhu River 2004 166 100 N 2 15 700 47 22 58 51 S 30 35 53 E 22 98083 S 30 59806 E 22 98083 30 59806 Nandoni Dam Ncora Dam Tsomo Eastern Cape Tsomo River 1975 150 100 N 7 13 920 44 31 47 15 S 27 40 1 E 31 78750 S 27 66694 E 31 78750 27 66694 Ncora Dam Ngodwana Dam Nelspruit Mpumalanga Ngodwana River 1984 10 400 8 660 47 25 35 1 S 30 40 5 E 25 58361 S 30 66806 E 25 58361 30 66806 Ngodwana Dam Ngotwane Dam Lobatieng North West Ngotwane River 1982 18 800 3 900 19 25 11 56 S 25 48 47 E 25 19889 S 25 81306 E 25 19889 25 81306 Ngotwane Dam Nooitgedacht Dam Vygeboom Carolina Mpumalanga Komati River 1962 78 400 N 10 4 630 42 25 57 1 S 30 5 1 E 25 95028 S 30 08361 E 25 95028 30 08361 Nooitgedacht Dam Nsami Dam Hudson Ntsanwisi Dam Giyani Limpopo Nsama River 1976 21 900 5 15 24 23 15 16 S 30 46 14 E 23 25444 S 30 77056 E 23 25444 30 77056 Nsami Dam Nqweba Dam Previously Vanryneveld s Pass Dam Graaff Reinet Eastern Cape Sundays River 1925 46 369 10 285 32 14 8 S 24 31 41 E 32 23556 S 24 52806 E 32 23556 24 52806 Nqweba Dam Previously Vanryneveld s Pass Dam Nwanedi Dam Musina Limpopo Nwanedi River 1964 5 100 N 2 0 56 36 22 38 6 S 30 23 56 E 22 63500 S 30 39889 E 22 63500 30 39889 Nwanedi Dam Ntshingwayo Dam Chelmsford Dam Newcastle KZN Nsama River 1961 194 600 N 3 34 412 27 57 12 S 29 57 0 E 27 95333 S 29 95000 E 27 95333 29 95000 Ntshingwayo Dam Nzhelele Dam Musina Limpopo Nzhelele River 1948 51 200 N 2 5 442 47 22 43 29 S 30 5 43 E 22 72472 S 30 09528 E 22 72472 30 09528 Nzhelele Dam Ohrigstad Dam Ohrigstad Mpumalanga Ohrigstad River 20 1955 13 400 20 N 10 0 99 52 24 55 59 S 30 37 54 E 24 93306 S 30 63167 E 24 93306 30 63167 Ohrigstad Dam Olifantsnek Dam Rustenburg North West Hex River 1928 14 200 2 548 31 25 47 3 S 27 15 52 E 25 78417 S 27 26444 E 25 78417 27 26444 Olifantsnek Dam Oudebaaskraal Dam Ceres Western Cape Tankwa River 1969 34 000 8 000 21 32 23 26 S 19 53 35 E 32 39056 S 19 89306 E 32 39056 19 89306 Oudebaaskraal Dam Oxkraal Dam Queenstown Eastern Cape Oxkraal River 1989 14 900 N 7 2 2 30 32 12 43 S 26 45 12 E 32 21194 S 26 75333 E 32 21194 26 75333 Oxkraal Dam Phiphidi Dam Thohoyandou Limpopo Mutshindudi River 1971 187 355 16 Pietersfontein Dam Montagu Western Cape Pietersfontein River 1968 1 984 0 033 18 33 40 12 S 20 00 59 E 33 67000 S 20 01639 E 33 67000 20 01639 Pietersfontein Dam Pongolapoort Dam Jozini KZN Pongola River 1973 2 267 100 N 3 132 728 89 27 25 15 S 32 4 30 E 27 42083 S 32 07500 E 27 42083 32 07500 Pongolapoort Dam Poortjieskloof Dam Montagu Western Cape Groot River 1955 9 700 N 14 1 029 38 33 51 30 S 20 22 16 E 33 85833 S 20 37111 E 33 85833 20 37111 Poortjieskloof Dam Potchefstroom Dam Potchefstroom North West Mooi River 1950 2 027 0 77 8 26 40 12 S 27 5 50 E 26 67000 S 27 09722 E 26 67000 27 09722 Potchefstroom Dam Qedusizi Dam Ladysmith KZN Klip River 1998 194 000 2 5 28 32 30 S 29 44 41 E 28 54167 S 29 74472 E 28 54167 29 74472 Qedusizi Dam Rhenosterkop Dam Marble Hall Mpumalanga Elands River 1984 204 600 N 10 62 400 25 5 55 S 28 55 5 E 25 09861 S 28 91806 E 25 09861 28 91806 Rhenosterkop Dam Rietvlei Dam Tshwane Gauteng Rietvlei River a tributary to the Hennops River 1933 12 300 N 12 21 1 890 21 25 52 36 S 28 15 57 E 25 87667 S 28 26583 E 25 87667 28 26583 Rietvlei Dam Rockview Dam Grabouw Western Cape Palmiet River 1986 16 630 P 22 0 775 48 34 11 30 S 18 57 17 E 34 19167 S 18 95472 E 34 19167 18 95472 Rockview Dam Roodekoppies Dam Brits North West Crocodile River 1984 103 000 15 710 25 25 24 15 S 27 35 29 E 25 40417 S 27 59139 E 25 40417 27 59139 Roodekoppies Dam Roodeplaat Dam Tshwane Gauteng Pienaars River 1959 41 200 N 12 3 952 59 25 37 15 S 28 22 1 E 25 62083 S 28 36694 E 25 62083 28 36694 Roodeplaat Dam Rust de Winter Dam Pretoria Limpopo Elands River 1934 28 200 4 73 31 25 14 0 S 28 31 3 E 25 23333 S 28 51750 E 25 23333 28 51750 Rust de Winter Dam Rustfontein Dam Thaba Nchu Free State Modder River 1955 72 200 11 585 36 29 16 15 S 26 37 1 E 29 27083 S 26 61694 E 29 27083 26 61694 Rustfontein Dam Sandile Dam Keiskammahoek Eastern Cape Keiskamma River 1983 30 960 1 460 61 32 43 0 S 27 6 4 E 32 71667 S 27 10111 E 32 71667 27 10111 Sandile Dam Settlers Dam Grahamstown Eastern Cape Kariega River 1962 5 300 17 1 01 21 33 24 42 S 26 30 34 E 33 41167 S 26 50944 E 33 41167 26 50944 Settlers Dam Setumo Dam Mmabatho North West Molopo River 1995 19 600 4 473 17 25 51 30 S 25 30 1 E 25 85833 S 25 50028 E 25 85833 25 50028 Setumo Dam Shongweni Dam Ntshongweni Dam Hillcrest KZN Sterkspruit and Wekeweke Rivers 1927 2 200 0 3 39 29 51 25 S 30 43 20 E 29 85694 S 30 72222 E 29 85694 30 72222 Shongweni Dam Silvermine Dam Cape Town Western Cape 1898 82 0 04 9 34 4 31 S 18 23 56 E 34 07528 S 18 39889 E 34 07528 18 39889 Silvermine Dam Slangdraai Dam Ladysmith KZN Sundays River 1986 10 300 2 400 28 14 24 S 29 44 58 E 28 24000 S 29 74944 E 28 24000 29 74944 Slangdraai Dam Smartt Dam Britstown Northern Cape Ongers River 1912 100 300 31 569 30 36 48 S 23 18 2 E 30 61333 S 23 30056 E 30 61333 23 30056 Smartt Dam Sol Plaatje Dam Previously Saulspoort Dam Bethlehem Free State Liebenbergsvlei River 1968 15 676 3 560 24 28 13 1 S 28 22 1 E 28 21694 S 28 36694 E 28 21694 28 36694 Sol Plaatjie Dam Spioenkop Dam Bergville KZN Tugela River 1973 270 600 N 3 15 314 53 28 40 53 S 29 31 1 E 28 68139 S 29 51694 E 28 68139 29 51694 Spioenkop Dam Spitskop Dam Schmidtsdrift Northern Cape Harts River 1974 57 800 11 25 312 18 28 7 29 S 24 30 9 E 28 12472 S 24 50250 E 28 12472 24 50250 Spitskop Dam Spring Grove Dam Nottingham Road KZN Mooi River 2013 139 300 10 2 32 29 19 23 S 29 56 38 E 29 32306 S 29 94389 E 29 32306 29 94389 Spring Grove Dam Steenbras Dam lower Gordons Bay Western Cape Steenbras River 1921 33517 4 3 642 37 34 11 15 S 18 51 4 E 34 18750 S 18 85111 E 34 18750 18 85111 Steenbras Dam Steenbras Upper Dam Gordons Bay Western Cape Steenbras River 1977 31767 S 4 2 750 37 34 10 5 S 18 54 5 E 34 16806 S 18 90139 E 34 16806 18 90139 Steenbras Dam Upper Steenbras Hydro Electric Lower Dam Gordons Bay Western Cape Sir Lowry s Pass River 1977 3 560 S 0 35 31 34 8 50 S 18 54 0 E 34 14722 S 18 90000 E 34 14722 18 90000 Steenbras Hydro Electric Lower Dam Sterkfontein Dam Harrismith Free State Nuwejaar Spruit 1980 2 616 900 N 5 67 260 93 28 23 15 S 29 1 10 E 28 38750 S 29 01944 E 28 38750 29 01944 Sterkfontein Dam Stettynskloof Dam Worcester Western Cape Holsloot River 1955 14 700 N 14 1 004 48 33 50 14 S 19 15 8 E 33 83722 S 19 25222 E 33 83722 19 25222 Stettynskloof Dam Stompdrift Dam De Rust Western Cape Olifants River 1965 46 270 6 203 49 33 30 45 S 22 35 8 E 33 51250 S 22 58556 E 33 51250 22 58556 Stompdrift Dam Taung Dam Taung North West Harts River 1993 58 900 4 650 44 27 31 35 S 24 51 16 E 27 52639 S 24 85444 E 27 52639 24 85444 Taung Dam Theewaterskloof Dam Villiersdorp Western Cape Riviersonderend River 1978 480188 N 14 4 51 204 38 34 4 45 S 19 17 1 E 34 07917 S 19 28361 E 34 07917 19 28361 Theewaterskloof Dam Tierpoort Dam Bloemfontein Free State Tierpoort River 1990 34 000 9 11 20 29 25 20 S 26 08 10 E 29 42222 S 26 13611 E 29 42222 26 13611 Tierpoort Dam Trichardtsfontein Dam Trichardt Mpumalanga Trichardt Spruit 1981 15 200 2 459 26 26 29 53 S 29 14 1 E 26 49806 S 29 23361 E 26 49806 29 23361 Trichardtsfontein Dam Tsojana Dam Cofimvaba Eastern Cape Tsojana River 1978 12 340 2 360 23 31 53 0 S 27 38 1 E 31 88333 S 27 63361 E 31 88333 27 63361 Tsojana Dam Tweedraai Dam Trichardt Mpumalanga Trichardt Spruit 1991 16 000 2 370 21 26 25 45 S 29 13 0 E 26 42917 S 29 21667 E 26 42917 29 21667 Tweedraai Dam Tzaneen Dam previously Fanie Botha Dam Tzaneen Limpopo Groot Letaba River 1977 157 291 11 636 50 23 47 37 S 30 9 48 E 23 79361 S 30 16333 E 23 79361 30 16333 Tzaneen Dam Vaal Barrage Vanderbijlpark Gauteng Vaal River 1923 23 56 712 13 485 10 26 45 53 S 27 41 30 E 26 76472 S 27 69167 E 26 76472 27 69167 Vaal Barrage Vaal Dam Deneysville Free State Gauteng Vaal River 1939 2 603 400 N 5 322 755 63 26 53 1 S 28 7 20 E 26 88361 S 28 12222 E 26 88361 28 12222 Vaal Dam Vaalharts Storage Weir Warrenton North West Vaal River 1936 48 700 11 1 189 12 28 06 55 S 24 55 32 E 28 11528 S 24 92556 E 28 11528 24 92556 Vaalharts Storage Weir Vaalkop Dam Beestekraal North West Elands River Hex River 2010 53 500 24 11 1 33 25 18 37 S 27 28 33 E 25 31028 S 27 47583 E 25 31028 27 47583 Vaalkop Dam Vanderkloof Dam previously P K Le Roux Dam Petrusville Northern Cape Free State Orange River 1977 3 171 300 N 5 133 402 108 29 59 29 S 24 43 55 E 29 99139 S 24 73194 E 29 99139 24 73194 Vanderkloof Dam Vanwyksvlei Dam Vanwyksvlei Northern Cape Vanwyksvlei 1884 143 081 49 934 15 30 22 46 S 21 48 41 E 30 37944 S 21 81139 E 30 37944 21 81139 Vanwyksvlei Dam Victoria Dam Cape Town Western Cape Disa River 1895 128 4 0 05 6 33 59 11 S 18 24 29 E 33 98639 S 18 40806 E 33 98639 18 40806 Victoria Dam Voelvlei Dam Gouda Western Cape Voelvlei Lake V 1971 164095 N 14 4 15 730 10 33 20 15 S 19 2 1 E 33 33750 S 19 03361 E 33 33750 19 03361 Voelvlei Dam Vondo Dam Sibasa Limpopo Mutshundudi River 1982 30 540 2 19 47 22 56 45 S 30 20 7 E 22 94583 S 30 33528 E 22 94583 30 33528 Vondo Dam Vygeboom Dam Badplaas MP Komati River 1971 83 000 N 25 6 7 45 25 52 53 S 30 37 9 E 25 88139 S 30 61917 E 25 88139 30 61917 Vygeboom Dam Wagendrift Dam Estcourt KZN Bushmans River 1963 55 900 N 3 5 084 41 29 2 15 S 29 51 1 E 29 03750 S 29 85028 E 29 03750 29 85028 Wagendrift Dam Waterdown Dam Whittlesea Eastern Cape Klipplaat River 1958 38 400 2 608 44 32 17 15 S 26 51 1 E 32 28750 S 26 85028 E 32 28750 26 85028 Waterdown Dam Welbedacht Dam Wepener Free State Caledon River 1973 10 200 N 5 10 185 32 29 54 34 S 26 51 37 E 29 90944 S 26 86028 E 29 90944 26 86028 Welbedacht Dam Wemmershoek Dam Franschhoek Western Cape Wemmers River 1957 58644 N 14 4 2 960 53 33 50 1 S 19 5 20 E 33 83361 S 19 08889 E 33 83361 19 08889 Wemmershoek Dam Westoe Dam Amsterdam Mpumalanga Usutu River 1968 61 900 7 333 26 26 30 15 S 30 37 5 E 26 50417 S 30 61806 E 26 50417 30 61806 Westoe Dam Witbank Dam Witbank Mpumalanga Olifants River 1971 104 000 N 10 12 112 44 25 53 30 S 29 19 1 E 25 89167 S 29 31694 E 25 89167 29 31694 Witbank Dam Witklip Dam Sabie Mpumalanga Sand River 1969 12 970 1 875 21 25 14 10 S 30 54 1 E 25 23611 S 30 90028 E 25 23611 30 90028 Witklip Dam Wolwedans Dam Mossel Bay Western Cape Great Brak River 1990 25 530 1 100 70 34 0 51 S 22 13 44 E 34 01417 S 22 22889 E 34 01417 22 22889 Wolwedans Dam Woodhead Dam Cape Town Western Cape Disa River 1897 954 4 0 16 38 33 58 38 S 18 24 8 E 33 97722 S 18 40222 E 33 97722 18 40222 Woodhead Dam Woodstock Dam Bergville KZN Tugela River 1983 373 300 N 3 29 129 49 28 45 31 S 29 14 46 E 28 75861 S 29 24611 E 28 75861 29 24611 Woodstock Dam Wriggleswade Dam Stutterheim Eastern Cape Kubusi River 1991 93 200 10 000 35 32 34 1 S 27 35 0 E 32 56694 S 27 58333 E 32 56694 27 58333 Wriggleswade Dam Xilinxa Dam Idutywa Eastern Cape Xilinxa River 1972 13 900 2 81 25 32 08 32 S 28 05 57 E 32 14222 S 28 09917 E 32 14222 28 09917 Xilinxa Dam Xonxa Dam Queenstown Eastern Cape White Kei River 1974 115 900 N 7 12 881 49 31 51 0 S 27 11 13 E 31 85000 S 27 18694 E 31 85000 27 18694 Xonxa Dam Zaaihoek Dam Wakkerstroom Mpumalanga Slang River 1988 184 600 N 3 12 446 46 27 26 1 S 30 4 30 E 27 43361 S 30 07500 E 27 43361 30 07500 Zaaihoek Dam N Nett or working capacity G Gross or maximum capacity I The Bedford and Bramhoek dams form part of the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme D The Driekloof and Kilburn dams form part of the Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme P The Kogelberg and Rockview dams form part of the Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme S The Steenbras Dam Upper and Steenbras Hydro Electric Lower Dam form part of the Steenbras Pumped Storage Scheme V The Voelvlei Dam is an off channel reservoir supplied by canals from the Klein Berg River Leeu River and Vier en Twintig River and discharging by canal into the Great Berg River See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dams in South Africa Water supply and sanitation in South Africa List of lakes of South Africa List of rivers of South Africa List of dams and reservoirs List of waterfalls in South Africa Drought Flood List of waterways Transvasement Water Management Areas also known as WMA s References editDam Safety Office Publications List of South African Dams from the Department of Water and Sanitation Archived List of South African Dams from the Department of Water Affairs South Africa Department of Water amp Environmental Affairs SANCOLD the South African National Committee on Large Dams ICOLD the International Committee on Large Dams Notes edit Pettman Charles 1913 Africanderisms a glossary of South African colloquial words and phrases and of place and other names Longmans Green and Co p 137 a b c d e f g h i j k l State of Dams in Limpopo Province as on 20091214 Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters N Department of Water Affairs South Africa Retrieved 20 December 2009 a b c d e f g h i j k State of Dams in KwaZulu Natal Province as on 20091214 Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters N Department of Water Affairs South Africa Retrieved 20 December 2009 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Water Dashboard 23 April 2018 PDF City of Cape Town p 2 Retrieved 11 July 2018 a b c d e f g h i j k l m State of Dams in Free State Province as on 20091214 Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters N Department of Water Affairs South Africa Retrieved 20 December 2009 a b List of Registered Dams September 2009 Department of Water Affairs South Africa September 2009 Archived from the original on 17 July 2011 Retrieved 5 January 2010 a b c d e f g h i State of Dams in Eastern Cape Province as on 20091214 Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters N Department of Water Affairs South Africa Retrieved 20 December 2009 a b I Update Eskom November 2009 Retrieved 9 January 2010 permanent dead link Bedford Dam nearing completion September 2010 Dam Safety Office 2010 2011 Annual Report PDF Department of Water Affairs Republic of South Africa pp 35 36 a b c d e f g h i j k State of Dams in Mpumalanga Province as on 20091214 Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters N Department of Water Affairs South Africa Retrieved 20 December 2009 permanent dead link a b c State of Dams in Northern Cape Province as on 20091214 Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters N Department of Water Affairs South Africa Retrieved 20 December 2009 a b c d State of Dams in Gauteng Province as on 20091214 Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters N Department of Water Affairs South Africa Retrieved 20 December 2009 a b c d e f g State of Dams in North West Province as on 20091214 Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters N Department of Water Affairs South Africa Retrieved 20 December 2009 a b c d e f g h i j k State of Dams in Western Cape Province as on 20091214 Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters N Department of Water Affairs South Africa Retrieved 20 December 2009 DAMS IN SOUTH AFRICA Eastern Cape Water Institute of Southern Africa Archived from the original on 18 December 2009 Retrieved 20 December 2009 a b c DAMS IN SOUTH AFRICA Western Cape Water Institute of Southern Africa Archived from the original on 19 June 2010 Retrieved 20 December 2009 a b c d R Lorraine G Mullins May 2011 Grahamstown s Water Supply a brief history from 1812 to 2008 PDF Annals of the Eastern Cape Museums 7 Albany Museum Retrieved 6 May 2017 DAMS IN SOUTH AFRICA KwaZulu Natal Water Institute of Southern Africa Archived from the original on 18 December 2009 Retrieved 20 December 2009 DAMS IN SOUTH AFRICA Limpopo Water Institute of Southern Africa Archived from the original on 19 December 2009 Retrieved 20 December 2009 a b DAMS IN SOUTH AFRICA Mpumalanga Water Institute of Southern Africa Archived from the original on 19 December 2009 Retrieved 20 December 2009 A Preliminary assessment of the present ecological state of the major rivers and streams within the Northern Service Delivery Region of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality PDF Water Institute of Southern Africa p 5 Archived from the original PDF on 12 June 2009 Retrieved 28 November 2008 P Pumped Storage Scheme PDF Eskom October 2005 Retrieved 9 January 2010 Water Origination The Vaal River System Rand Water Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 4 January 2013 Google Earth Dam Safety Office Department of Water and Sanitation External links editReservoir Storage Summaries Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of dams in South Africa amp oldid 1199056487, wikipedia, wiki, 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