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Lakes & dams in South Africa
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South African lakes and dams has become a very popular holiday and weekend destination as many types of water sports are practiced on the dam. Their vast green surrounds offers the ideal environment for cyclists and runners alike or opportunity to enjoy a summer picnic.
Lakes & dams in South Africa Map
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One of the largest dams in KwaZulu-Natal, Albert Falls Dam is a popular playground for sailors, canoeists, twitchers, hikers, horse riders and fisherfolk. |
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The Allemanskraal Dam is situated in the Willem Pretorius Game Reserve and angling, swimming, boating, skiing and yachting can be enjoyed. |
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Indigenous plants have been planted on the downstream face of the dam wall, ensuring that the dam blends with the surrounding landscape. |
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The dam is also the waterreservoir for Kroonstad. During the raining season (november-december), the dam will be filled up additionaly with water from the vals-river. |
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The dam supplies water to various industrial and municipal users although most of the water released from the dam is used for riparian irrigation along the Vaal River totaling 17 000ha. |
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The 373 ha Boskop Dam, situated on the Mooi River about 20 km northeast of Potchefstroom, is the heart of a 3 000 ha nature reserve noted for outdoor recreation. |
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Driekloof forms part of Eskom's Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme also known as the Tugela-Vaal pumped storage scheme. |
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Best of all though Driekoppies is populated by some very big Largemouth Bass. Fish in the 3 to 4 kg range are being caught |
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Located at the northeast side of the park, the dam is a popular destination for energetic canoeists and small-boat enthusiasts. |
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Gariep Dam, the largest dam in South Africa and bordering the Gariep Dam Nature Reserve, home to many species of antelope and the Cape Mountain Zebra. |
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Part of the Brandvlei Dam, Kwaggaskloof Dam (also spelled Quaggaskloof), is used for long distance swimming as well as water skiing |
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Grootdraai Dam is situated in the upper reaches of the Vaal River less than 10km upstream of Standerton. |
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Hartbeespoort has become a very popular holiday and weekend resort for the inhabitants of Johannesburg and Pretoria |
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The dam of approximately 4500ha is an angler's paradise and special provision has been made to accommodate these sportsmen. |
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The dam has become a major breeding site for Lesser Flamingos since construction of an artificial island |
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The dam is an angler's dream come true with yellowfish, barbell, mudfish and carp taken in abundance. Water sports like windsurfing, sailing, and skiing are very popular. |
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The length of the dam basin is approximately 34 km an the surface area of the impoundment at full storage capacity is 555 ha. |
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Beautifully set in a valley with a backdrop of mountains, many trees, a number of interesting old houses and more gravel than tarred roads, Lady Grey is the most scenic of all the villages in the area. The town has a very interesting history. |
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Principal game species include white rhino, hippo, crocodile, buffalo, and fine herds of plains antelope species. The presence of the dam means that there is ample water throughout the year offering excellent wildlife photo opportunities. |
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Midmar Dam is a dam and recreation area near Pietermaritzburg (near Howick), South Africa. Boating, swimming, waterskiing, picnicing, and fishing are popular pastimes at Midmar Dam. |
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Mokolo Dam into which the Mokolo River flows, is fairly massive and water enthusiasts, campers, anglers and birders |
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Situated in the heart of the Waterberg, approximately 50 km to the south of Lephalale, this massive dam is well suited for water sports enthusiasts, campers and day visitors. |
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The dam also provides training to students from different levels of study, school pupils will learn skills on how to save lives in water accidents or drowning, others are being trained and make experiments on many life forms. |
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The Nqweba Dam, which covers over 1 000 hectares, provides cool relief during hot summer days and a base for a variety of water activities. |
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Lake Jozini is no ordinary Lake. It is the only water in South Africa where you find the ferocious fighting tiger fish. |
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Rust de Winter Nature Reserve is a good area to find a range of the common thornveld and broadleaved woodland birds that occur around Pretoria. The dam attracts large numbers of interesting waterbirds, especially in winter. |
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Sable Dam is one of the most scenic and largest public dams located in the Northern Business Unit. |
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The Spioenkop Dam offers excellent opportunities for fishing where species such as barbell, carp, scalies, bluegill and tilapia can be hooked. |
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Enjoy a two hour educational boat cruise on board Born Free and Fannas to see Hippo, croc and a wide variety of birdlife. Toilet facilities and cash bar available on board. |
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Deep and cool, it creates ideal conditions for trout and other varieties of fish, and is therefore a popular angling area. It is the third largest dam in South Africa and has the largest dam wall. |
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