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Buffelsjags Dam | 5.2 mil.cub.m. | Buffelsjags River. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ceres (Koekedouw) Dam | 23 mil.cub.m. | This supplies water to the Koekedouw Water User Association for irrigation, and also supplies the town of Ceres. The Ceres dam was originally built in 1954, approximately 9km from the source of the Koekedouw river. an earthquake damaged the dam to such an extent that it needed to be demolished and was reconstructed entirely in 1998. (Ref 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Elandskloof | 11.4 mil.cub.m. | Elands River | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Greater Brandvlei | 342 mil.cub.m. | Off-channel storage dam, to a capacity of 342 million m3 by a canal from diversions out of the Smalblaar and Holsloot Rivers (tributaries of the Breede River). Ref 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Keerom (Nuy Dam) | 10.4mil.cub.m. | Nuy River | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kwaggaskloof Dam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roode Elsberg | 8 mil.cub.m. | The Lakenvallei and Roode Elsberg Dams in the Hex River catchment have a combined capacity of 18 million m3 . Ref.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Stettynskloof Dam | 16 mil.cub.m. | Holsloot River/Breede River. Owner: Breede Valley Municipality). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Theewaterskloof | 434 mil.cub.m. | The dam is the source reservoir for the Riviersonderend-Berg-Eerste River Government Water Scheme, supplying water for urban use to the Greater Cape Town area (including Stellenbosch), and water for agricultural use in the Eerste River and Berg River catchments. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ref 1: Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa. 2004. Breede Water Management Area: Internal Strategic Perspective. Prepared by Ninham Shand (Pty) Ltd in association with Jakoet & Associates, Umvoto Africa and Tlou and Matji, on behalf of the Directorate: National Water Resource Planning. DWAF Report No P WMA18/000/00/0304. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ref 2: Rivers of the Breede Water Management Area 2011 - State of Rivers Report | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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