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eWISA Home | OLIFANTS: MAIN INDEX | ALPHABETICAL LIST OF RIVERS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of the OLIFANTS River |
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Witbank Dam | 104. | Meets the urban and industrial demands of the Witbank and Middelburg centres. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Middelburg Dam | 48.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Bronkhorstspruit Dam | 57.4 | Supplies Bronkhorstspruit and the Western Highveld Region in the Elands River catchment with water for domestic and industrial use. There is also a supply for irrigation. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Loskop Dam | 362 | Is used primarily to supply irrigation water to the Loskop Irrigation Board | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Flag Boshielo Dam | 183.2 | Was constructed to mainly supply water for irrigation, domestic use and support the transfer of water to Polokwane for domestic use. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Blyderivierpoort Dam | 54.4 | "This dam supplies water for irrigation, local industrial and domestic demands and supports the supply from the Phalaborwa Barrage to the urban and industrial centre at Phalaborwa." (www.csir.co.za/rhp/state_of_rivers/state_of_crocsabieolif_01/olif_eco.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ref 1: Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa. 2004. Olifants Water Management Area: Internal Strategic Perspective. Prepared by GMKS, Tlou and Matji and WMB on behalf of the Directorate: National Water Resource Planning. DWAF Report No P WMA 04/000/00/0304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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