| BLOEMHOF DAM: Free State |
| W Cape | E Cape | N Cape | Gauteng | KZN | Mpumalanga | Free State | Northwest | Limpopo |
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Catchment: |
Water coarse (River): |
Vaal River |
Capacity: |
1264 mil.cub.m. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Type of wall: |
Composite: Earth and concrete spillway |
Date constructed: |
Commissioned in 1970 |
Owner: |
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Domestic and industrial. Also supply water to the Vaalharts scheme. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Sandveld Nature Reserve is situated on the Free State side of the Bloemhof Dam at the confluence of the Vaal River and Vet River. Go to http://www.sabirding.co.za/birdspot/090505.asp for more information. The Bloemhof Dam Nature Reserve, covering an area of 7 800 hectare, is situated on the northern shores of the 25,000 hectare Bloemhof Dam on the Vaal River near Bloemhof. Go to www.tourismnorthwest.co.za/bloemhof_dam/overview.html |
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DWA: State of Dams | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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DWA : Flood Management - Bloemhof Dam | ||||||||||||||||||||||