The Vet River ( af, Vetrivier) is a westward-flowing
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
Vaal River in central
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
. Its sources are between
Marquard
Marquard is a small farming town in the Free State province of South Africa that serves Winburg in the northwest. The town was set up in 1905 by an influential Dutch Reform minister, JJ Marquard, with the help of Christoffel Cornelis Froneman ...
and
Clocolan and the Vet River flows roughly northwestwards to meet the Vaal at the
Bloemhof Dam
Bloemhof Dam is a dam in South Africa. It was originally known as the Oppermansdrif Dam when under construction during the late 1960s. It is located at the confluence of the Vaal River and the Vet River, on the border between the provinces North W ...
near
Hoopstad.
Erfenis Dam was built on this river in order to provide water for the town of
Theunissen.
Tributaries
left, Vet River (middle right) on a map of 1887
Its main tributary is the
Sand River which joins it from the east.
The actual Vet river is formed at the confluence of the Klein Vet and the Groot Vet upstream from the Erfenis Dam.
Middle Vaal WMA 9
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See also
* List of rivers in South Africa
* Middle Vaal Water Management Area
References
External links
Free State Region River Systems
Karoo
Rivers of the Free State (province)