| SAND RIVER: Hydrology and geohydrology |
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Map of the SAND River |
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The annual natural runoff of the Sand River is 64 million m3/annum. Ref 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Groundwater is available and widely used throughout the area. Much of the catchment is populated with widespread rural communities. Groundwater is the main source of water supply to these rural communities although surface water is also used conjunctively where this is available. Groundwater is also used widely for irrigation. Intensive use of groundwater resources is from the deeply weathered and fractured granite north of Polokwane where large abstractions for irrigation and domestic supply is practiced. Ref 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ref 1. Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa. 2004. Internal Strategic Perspective: Limpopo Water Management Area : Prepared by Goba Moahloli Keeve Steyn (Pty) Ltd, in association with Tlou & Matji (Pty) Ltd and Golder Associates (Pty) Ltd. on behalf of the Directorate: National Water Resource Planning. Report No. P WMA 01/000/00/0304. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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