Liebenbergsvleirivier, Bethlehem, stroomaf, b

The Liebenbergsvlei River is a

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

of the

Wilge River The Wilge River ( af, Wilgerivier, meaning "willow river") is a tributary of the Vaal River in central South Africa. This river is important as part of the Tugela-Vaal Water Transfer Scheme where water is transferred from the Tugela River basin t ...

, flowing in the

Free State province The Free State, known as Orange Free State until the 28th of June 1995 when its name was changed, is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Boer ...

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Lesotho Highlands Water Project

The Liebenbergsvlei is a conduit for water delivered by the

Lesotho Highlands Water Project The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) is an ongoing water supply project with a hydropower component, developed in partnership between the governments of Lesotho and South Africa. It comprises a system of several large dams and tunnels thr ...

. The water is discharged at the

As River The As River is a tributary of the Liebenbergsvlei River in the eastern Free State, South Africa. Since 1968 it is impounded by the Sol Plaatje Dam (formerly: Saulspoort Dam) at its confluence with the latter river, just east of Bethlehem. Its ...

Outfall, situated 9 km north of Clarens, which was opened in 1998. The As delivers water to the Saulspoort Dam and the Liebenbergsvlei and

s downstream, where after the water enters the

Vaal Dam The Vaal Dam in South Africa was constructed in 1938 and lies 77 km south of OR Tambo International Airport. The lake behind the dam wall has a surface area of about and is 47 meters deep. The Vaal Dam lies on the Vaal River, which is one ...

. The Vaal Dam can also be augmented from the Tugela-Vaal Water Project, by releasing water from the

Sterkfontein Dam The Sterkfontein Dam, located just outside the town of Harrismith, in the Free State, province of South Africa, is part of the Tugela-Vaal Water Project and the Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme, and located on the Nuwejaarspruit, a tributary of ...

via the Nuwejaarspruit and Wilge River.

Canoe marathon

The annual Liebensbergvlei canoe marathon is an annual event consisting of two day stages. It starts near Reitz, and the first stage ends 33 km downstream at Zorgvliet farm, near Tweeling. The second day starts at Bruinswick farm north of Tweeling and ends at Frankfort.VKB Liebenbergsvlei canoe marathon
Route & Maps, 2019

References

* ''Op Pad in Suid-Afrika''. Erasmus, B.P.J. 1995. * South Africa Road Atlas. Mapstudio. {{coord, -27.3238, 28.5176, type:river_region:ZA, format=dms, display=title Rivers of the Free State (province)