Date contructed:
Water uses:
Irrigation, domestic and industrial.
| Vaal Dam: Free State |
| W Cape | E Cape | N Cape | Gauteng | KZN | Mpumalanga | Free State | Northwest | Limpopo |
| Vaal Dam | Max. capacity : 2 188 million m3 | |||||
| Vaal River | Lat: | Long: | ||||
| Type of wall: | Concrete gravity dam. Earthfill on the one side. |
Date contructed: |
1938 (height 54.2 m). 1960 the height was raised to 60 m. 1985 to 63.5 m. | |||
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Irrigation, domestic and industrial. |
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Useful links. |
| Department
of Water Affairs and Forestry _ Vaal Dam
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry _ Vaal Dam - Hydro info
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