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eWISA Home | ORANGE: MAIN INDEX | ALPHABETICAL LIST OF RIVERS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of the ORANGE River |
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Boegoeberg Dam | 19.8 | The Boegoeberg Dam was constructed in the 30's mainly to provide water for irrigation (Boegoeberg irrigation scheme)/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Gariep Dam | 5340.6 | The Gariep Dam is a combined gravity/arch dam and the wall is approximately 90 m high. The dam supplies water to the Sundays/Fish Rivers via a tunnel. The dam was completed in 1971. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Katze Dam | Katse Dam in the Senqu River in Lesotho, used for transfer of water to the Vaal water management area. Mohale Dam, in the same area, started to impound water in 2003. This dam is also used to transfer water to the Vaal water management area. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Smart Syndicate Dam | 101 | Ongers River. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Van der Kloof Dam | 3171.3 | The Van der Kloof Dam supplies water for irrigation along the Orange-Riet River scheme. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Van Wyksvlei | 143 | Carnarvonleegte | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Welbedacht Dam | Caledon River | |||||||||||||||||||||
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