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Olifants Water Management Area
{{distinguish, Olifants/Doorn Water Management Area Olifants WMA, or Olifants Water Management Area (coded: 4), Includes the following major rivers: the Elands River (Olifants), Elands River, Wilge River (Olifants), Wilge River, Steelpoort River and Olifants River (Limpopo), Olifants River, and covers the following dams: * Blyderivierpoort Dam - Blyde River * Bronkhorstspruit Dam - Bronkhorstspruit River * Buffelskloof Dam - Waterval River * Flag Boshielo Dam - Olifants River (Limpopo), Olifants River * Klaserie Dam - Klaserie River * Loskop Dam - Olifants River (Limpopo), Olifants River * Middelburg Dam - Little Olifants River * Ohrigstad Dam - Ohrigstad River * Rhenosterkop Dam - Elands River (Olifants), Elands River * Rust de Winter Dam - Elands River (Olifants), Elands River * Tonteldoos Dam - Tonteldoos River * Tours Dam - Ngwabitsi River * Vlugkraal Dam - Vlugkraal River * Witbank Dam - Olifants River (Limpopo), Olifants River Bouderies Tertiary drainage regions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elands River (Olifants)
The Elands River ( af, Elandsrivier) is a river in the former Transvaal area, South Africa. It is a tributary of the Olifants River, part of the Limpopo River basin. Course The Elands River originates west of Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng Province, flowing northwards and then bending northeastwards into the Rust de Winter Dam, where the Rust De Winter Nature Reserve is located. A few kilometers downstream it flows into the larger Rhenosterkop Dam. Finally it joins the Olifants River at the head of the Arabie Dam reservoir. Dams in the river * Rust de Winter Dam * Rhenosterkop Dam Gallery Elandsrivier, brug by Kameelrivier, Uitvlucht, Limpopo, b.jpg, The Elands just upstream of Rust de Winter Dam The Rust de Winter Dam is a dam located on the Elands River, Limpopo, South Africa. History It was established in 1920 and has a capacity of 28 million m3 behind a wall of 31 m. The dam is used for irrigation of farms. The name has its orig ... Swemkuil in Elandsrivier, Littl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middelburg Dam
Middelburg Dam is a dam located on the Klein Olifants River, part of the Olifants River basin. It is located near Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa. from the Construction was completed in 1978, at a cost of €54.2 million. The cost was partially subsided by the French and German Governments, at a cost of €20.5 million, whilst also using a donation from the , va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tours Dam
Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole metropolitan area was 516,973. Tours sits on the lower reaches of the Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. Formerly named Caesarodunum by its founder, Roman Emperor Augustus, it possesses one of the largest amphitheaters of the Roman Empire, the Tours Amphitheatre. Known for the Battle of Tours in 732 AD, it is a National Sanctuary with connections to the Merovingians and the Carolingians, with the Capetians making the kingdom's currency the Livre tournois. Saint Martin, Gregory of Tours and Alcuin were all from Tours. Tours was once part of Touraine, a former province of France. Tours was the first city of the silk industry. It was wanted by Louis XI, royal capital under the Valois Kings with its Loire castles and city of art with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonteldoos River
Tonteldoos is a village in the province of Limpopo, South Africa. It is located southeast of Roossenekal and 20 km northwest of Dullstroom, between the Steenkampsberg and Mapochsberg mountains. It is part of the Mapoch (Southern Ndebele people) land seized by poor settlers in 1883 after the Mapoch War against King Nyabêla. Each veteran of the war was granted 8 morgens of the land, while the rest is reserved for communal pasture. The name most likely came from Samuel Smit naming his plot in October 1883, more likely after the local weed ''Haplocarpa scaposa'' (one of several plants popularly known as “tontelbossie”). The velvety back leaf, easily flammable when dry, was used to make tinderboxes at the time, and several species’ leaves are known as “tontel”. Flint can also be found in the area. Geography White settlers began farming on the eastern side of the Tonteldoos Valley in the 1850s, including the Steenkamp brothers. Their three farms were Houtenbek, Klipba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonteldoos Dam
Tonteldoos is a village in the province of Limpopo, South Africa. It is located southeast of Roossenekal and 20 km northwest of Dullstroom, between the Steenkampsberg and Mapochsberg mountains. It is part of the Mapoch (Southern Ndebele people) land seized by poor settlers in 1883 after the Mapoch War against King Nyabêla. Each veteran of the war was granted 8 morgens of the land, while the rest is reserved for communal pasture. The name most likely came from Samuel Smit naming his plot in October 1883, more likely after the local weed ''Haplocarpa scaposa'' (one of several plants popularly known as “tontelbossie”). The velvety back leaf, easily flammable when dry, was used to make tinderboxes at the time, and several species’ leaves are known as “tontel”. Flint can also be found in the area. Geography White settlers began farming on the eastern side of the Tonteldoos Valley in the 1850s, including the Steenkamp brothers. Their three farms were Houtenbek, Klipba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rust De Winter Dam
The Rust de Winter Dam is a dam located on the Elands River, Limpopo, South Africa. History It was established in 1920 and has a capacity of 28 million m3 behind a wall of 31 m. The dam is used for irrigation of farms. The name has its origin from when cattle were brought up from the Highveld for grazing in the winter. See also *List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa *List of rivers of South Africa References Sources 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 W ... Department of Water Affairs list of existing dams, October 2011 visited 10 June 2013 Dams in South Africa Dams completed in 1920 {{SouthAfrica-dam-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhenosterkop Dam
Rhenosterkop Dam is combined gravity and arch type dam in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. It is located on the Elands River, part of the Olifants River basin. The dam was established in 1984. from the The dam mainly serves for municipal and industrial use and its hazard potential has been ranked high (3). See also *List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa
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Ohrigstad River
Ohrigstad River is located in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The Ohrigstad River joins the Blyde River at the Blyderivierpoort Dam in the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve. Like the Blyde, it has its ultimate origin at around 2,000 m altitude to the south, on the verge of the Hartebeesvlakte conservation area, but follows a more westerly course. Dams in the River * Ohrigstad Dam See also * List of rivers of South Africa * List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa * Blyde River Canyon The Blyde River Canyon is a 26km long Canyon located in Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is the one of the larger canyons on Earth but much smaller than those of Asia, the Grand Canyon and the Fish River Canyon. Unlike the Grand and Fish River Canyon ... References Rivers of Mpumalanga {{SouthAfrica-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohrigstad Dam
Ohrigstad Dam is a rockfill type dam located close to Ohrigstad in Mpumalanga, South Africa. It was established in 1955 and serves primarily for irrigation purposes. The hazard potential of the dam 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 W ... Dams in South Africa Dams completed in 1955 Olifants River (Limpopo) 1955 establishments in South Africa {{SouthAfrica-dam-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
