List of dams in South Africa

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The following is a partial list of dams in South Africa.

In South African English (as well as Afrikaans), a dam refers to both the wall as well as the reservoir or lake that builds up as a consequence.^[1]

List of dams (reservoirs)

Name (Alt.)	Nearest locale	Province	Impounds	Year completed (commissioned)	Capacity (MegaL)	Surface area (km^2)	Wall height (meter)	Map ref
Albasini Dam	Louis Trichardt	Limpopo	Levubu River (Luvuvhu River)	1952	28,200 ^[N][2]	3.498	34	23°6′30″S 30°7′48″E / 23.10833°S 30.13000°E
Albert Falls Dam	Pietermaritzburg	KZN	Umgeni River	1976	288,100 ^[N][3]	23.521	33	29°26′10″S 30°23′18″E / 29.43611°S 30.38833°E
Alexandra Dam	Cape Town	Western Cape	Disa River	1903	126[4]	12		33°59′17″S 18°24′42″E / 33.98806°S 18.41167°E
Allemanskraal Dam	Ventersburg	Free State	Sand River	1960	174,500 ^[N][5]	26.481	38	28°17′15″S 27°9′1″E / 28.28750°S 27.15028°E
Alphen Dam	Stellenbosch	Western Cape	Bonte River	1990	^[G][6]		18.3	34°00′42″S 18°52′25″E / 34.01167°S 18.87361°E
Armenia Dam	Hobhouse	Free State	Leeu River	1954	13,000 ^[N][5]	3.933	22	29°22′15″S 27°8′1″E / 29.37083°S 27.13361°E
Beervlei Dam	Willowmore	Eastern Cape	Groot River	1957	85,800 ^[N][7]	23.145	31	33°4′30″S 23°29′1″E / 33.07500°S 23.48361°E
Bedford Dam	NE van Reenen Pass	Free State		2011	22,000 ^[I][8][9]
Berg River Dam	Franschhoek	Western Cape	Berg River	2007	127,100 ^[N][10]	5.260	68	33°54′34″S 19°03′21″E / 33.90944°S 19.05583°E
Binfield Park Dam	Alice, Eastern Cape	Eastern Cape	Tyhume River	1986 (1987)	36,830	1.870	60	32°41′55″S 26°54′18″E / 32.69861°S 26.90500°E
Bivane Dam (Paris Dam)	Vryheid	KZN	Bivane River	2000	115,200		72	27°31′10″S 31°3′15″E / 27.51944°S 31.05417°E
Bloemhoek Dam	Kroonstad	Free State	Jordaan Spruit	1976	26,400	2.800	28	27°38′1″S 27°17′0″E / 27.63361°S 27.28333°E
Bloemhof Dam (Oppermansdrif)	Bloemhof	border North West Free State	Vaal River	1970	1,240,200 ^[N][5]	230.665	33	27°40′15″S 25°37′40″E / 27.67083°S 25.62778°E
Blyderivierpoort Dam	Hoedspruit	Mpumalanga	Blyde River	1974	54,400 ^[N][11]	2.494	71	24°32′15″S 30°47′20″E / 24.53750°S 30.78889°E
Boegoeberg Dam	Prieska	Northern Cape	Orange River	1929	19,800 ^[N][12]	7.423	12	29°2′30″S 22°12′13″E / 29.04167°S 22.20361°E
Bon Accord Dam	Tshwane	Gauteng	Apies River	1925	4,400 ^[N][13]	1.440	18	25°37′45″S 28°11′21″E / 25.62917°S 28.18917°E
Bongolo Dam (Bonkolo)	Queenstown	Eastern Cape	Komani River	1908	7,015		24	31°52′04″S 26°55′15″E / 31.86778°S 26.92083°E
Boskop Dam	Potchefstroom	North West	Mooi River	1959	20,840 ^[N][14]	3.741	33	26°33′45″S 27°6′1″E / 26.56250°S 27.10028°E
Boschmanskop No 1 Dam	Middelburg	Mpumalanga	Woes-Alleen River	1995	14,400	0.185	22	26°1′6″S 29°37′50″E / 26.01833°S 29.63056°E
Bospoort Dam	Rustenburg	North West	Hex River	1933	15,800 ^[N][14]	3.741	28	25°33′45″S 27°21′14″E / 25.56250°S 27.35389°E
Bramhoek Dam	NE van Reenen Pass	KZN	Braamhoek Spruit	2011	22,000 ^[I][8]
Brandvlei Dam (Lake Marais)		Western Cape	Lower Brandvlei River	1983	284,300 ^[N][10]			33°42′44″S 19°24′56″E / 33.71222°S 19.41556°E
Bridle Drift Dam	East London	Eastern Cape	Buffels River	1969	101,600 ^[N][7]	7.460	55	32°59′22″S 27°43′14″E / 32.98944°S 27.72056°E
Bronkhorstspruit Dam	Bronkhorstspruit	Gauteng	Bronkhorst Spruit	1950	57,400 ^[N][13]	9.609	35	25°53′15″S 28°43′15″E / 25.88750°S 28.72083°E
Buffeljags Dam	Swellendam	Western Cape	Buffeljags River	1967	4,800 ^[N][10]	1.248	24	34°00′37″S 20°33′11″E / 34.01028°S 20.55306°E
Buffelspoort Dam	Rustenburg	North West	Sterkstroom River	1934	10,251	1.357	34	25°46′50″S 27°29′1″E / 25.78056°S 27.48361°E
Ceres Koekedouw Dam	Ceres	Western Cape	Loekedouw River	2001	17,200	0.107	60	33°21′45″S 19°16′31″E / 33.36250°S 19.27528°E
Churchill Dam (Krom River Dam)	Kareedouw	Eastern Cape	Krom River	1943	35,500[15]	2.492	43	30°00′03″S 24°29′34″E / 30.00083°S 24.49278°E
Clanwilliam Dam	Clanwilliam	Western Cape	Olifants River	1935	121,800[16]	11.236	43	32°11′5″S 18°52′1″E / 32.18472°S 18.86694°E
Craigie Burn Dam	Greytown	KZN	Mnyamvubu River	1963	22,500 ^[N][3]	2.073	38	29°9′47″S 30°17′2″E / 29.16306°S 30.28389°E
Dap Naude Dam	Polokwane	Limpopo	Broederstroom River	1958	1,900 ^[N][2]	0.281	23
Da Gama Dam	White River	Mpumalanga	Witwaters River	1971	13,578	1.289	38	25°8′30″S 31°1′1″E / 25.14167°S 31.01694°E
Damani Dam	Thohoyandou	Limpopo	Mbwedi River	1991	11,000	0.130	28	22°50′7″S 30°31′22″E / 22.83528°S 30.52278°E
Darlington Dam (Lake Mentz)	Kirkwood	Eastern Cape	Sundays River	1922	188,800 ^[N][7]	34.527	48	33°12′22″S 25°8′1″E / 33.20611°S 25.13361°E
De Hoop Dam	Graaff-Reinet	Western Cape	Kamdeboo River	1938	16,500		15	32°27′5″S 24°25′23″E / 32.45139°S 24.42306°E
De Hoop Dam (Limpopo)	Steelpoort	Limpopo	Steelpoort River	2014	-		81	24°57′27″S 29°57′23″E / 24.95750°S 29.95639°E
De Villiers Dam	Cape Town	Western Cape	Disa River	1910	243[4]	28		33°59′31″S 18°24′35″E / 33.99194°S 18.40972°E
Disaneng Dam	Mmabatho	North West	Molopo River	1980	17,400	4.253	17	25°49′25″S 25°18′20″E / 25.82361°S 25.30556°E
Doorndraai Dam	Mokopane	Limpopo	Sterk River	1952	43,800 ^[N][2]	5.606	25	24°16′45″S 28°46′1″E / 24.27917°S 28.76694°E
Doring River Dam	Indwe	Eastern Cape	Doring River	1971	19,690	3.592	35	31°30′47″S 27°20′30″E / 31.51306°S 27.34167°E
Douglas Weir	Douglas	Northern Cape	Vaal River	1977	16,700	7.991	10	29°4′1″S 23°50′1″E / 29.06694°S 23.83361°E
Driekloof Dam		Western Cape	Klip River	1989	263		15
Driekloof Dam	Harrismith	Free State	Nuwejaar Spruit	1979	32,071 ^[D^]	1.906	47	28°31′1″S 29°4′1″E / 28.51694°S 29.06694°E
Driekoppies Dam	Malelane	Mpumalanga	Lomati River	1998	250,900 ^[N][11]	18.700	50
Ebenezer Dam	Tzaneen	Limpopo	Groot Letaba River	1959	69,100 ^[N][2]	3.862	61	23°56′30″S 29°59′1″E / 23.94167°S 29.98361°E
Egmont Dam	Van Stadensrus	Free State	Witte Spruit	1937	9,300 ^[N][5]	2.442	25	30°02′55″S 27°02′22″E / 30.04861°S 27.03944°E
Eikenhof Dam	Grabouw	Western Cape	Palmiet River	1977	28,900 ^[N][10]	2.140	46	34°7′46″S 19°2′5″E / 34.12944°S 19.03472°E
Elandskloof Dam	Villiersdorp	Western Cape	Elands River	1976	11,017	0.700	69	33°57′1″S 19°17′1″E / 33.95028°S 19.28361°E
Elandskuil Dam		North West	Swartleegte River		1,200 ^[N][14]			26°20′34″S 26°46′42″E / 26.34278°S 26.77833°E
Emmarentia Dam	Johannesburg	Gauteng	Braamfontein Spruit	1912	250 ^[G][6]	0.09	11	26°09′01″S 28°00′21″E / 26.15028°S 28.00583°E
Engelhard Dam	Letaba camp, Kruger National Park	Limpopo	Letaba River					23°50′30″S 31°38′15″E / 23.84167°S 31.63750°E
Erfenis Dam	Theunissen	Free State	Groot-Vet River	1960	207,500 ^[N][5]	32.821	46	28°30′39″S 26°46′38″E / 28.51083°S 26.77722°E
Fika-Patso Dam	Phuthaditjhaba	Free State	Namahadi River	1987	28,000	1.585	65	28°51′9″S 28°40′30″E / 28.85250°S 28.67500°E
Flag Boshielo Dam	Marble Hall	Limpopo	Olifants River	1987	185,100 ^[N][2]	12.877	36	24°47′0″S 29°25′40″E / 24.78333°S 29.42778°E
Floriskraal Dam	Laingsburg	Western Cape	Buffels River	1957	50,334	7.592	33	33°17′30″S 20°59′6″E / 33.29167°S 20.98500°E
Gamkapoort Dam	Prince Albert	Western Cape	Gamka River	1969	37,213	6.015	42	33°18′1″S 21°38′36″E / 33.30028°S 21.64333°E
Gariep Dam (Hendrik Verwoerd Dam)	Norvalspont	Free State	Orange River	1971	5,340,600 ^[N][5]	352.162	88	30°37′30″S 25°30′58″E / 30.62500°S 25.51611°E
Glen Alpine Dam	Mokopane	Limpopo	Mogalakwena River	1968	18,900 ^[N][2]	4.613	28	23°11′30″S 28°41′5″E / 23.19167°S 28.68472°E
Goedertrouw Dam	Eshowe	KZN	Mhlatuze River	1982	301,300[17]	11.939	88	28°45′52″S 31°25′46″E / 28.76444°S 31.42944°E
Grassridge Dam	Hofmeyer	Eastern Cape	Great Brak River	1924	46,200	14.145	24	31°45′30″S 25°28′1″E / 31.75833°S 25.46694°E
Groendal Dam	Uitenhage	Eastern Cape	Swartkops River	1934	12,100	0.960	51	33°42′1″S 25°16′23″E / 33.70028°S 25.27306°E
Greater Brandvlei Dam	Worcester	Western Cape	Breede River	1989	474,046	41.122	18	33°42′1″S 19°27′46″E / 33.70028°S 19.46278°E
Grootdraai Dam	Standerton	Mpumalanga	Vaal River	1981	349,500 ^[N][11]	38.813	42	26°55′9″S 29°17′1″E / 26.91917°S 29.28361°E
Hartbeespoort Dam	Brits	North West	Crocodile River	1925	186,400 ^[N][14]	20.652	59	25°43′30″S 27°51′35″E / 25.72500°S 27.85972°E
Hazelmere Dam	Hazelmere	KZN	Mdloti River	1977	17,858	1.813	50	29°36′1″S 31°2′30″E / 29.60028°S 31.04167°E
Hellsgate Dam	Uitenhage	Eastern Cape	Klip River	1910	120		26
Hely-Hutchinson Dam	Cape Town	Western Cape	Disa River	1904	927[4]	36		33°58′38″S 18°24′28″E / 33.97722°S 18.40778°E
Heyshope Dam	Piet Retief	Mpumalanga	Assegaai River	1983	451,300 ^[N][11]	50.238	29	26°59′45″S 30°31′50″E / 26.99583°S 30.53056°E
Holo Hlahatse Dam	Jozana's Hoek	Eastern Cape	Hlatimnyama and Mhlangeni Rivers					30°38′38″S 27°21′47″E / 30.64389°S 27.36306°E
Impofu Dam	Humansdorp	Eastern Cape	Krom River	1982	105,800 ^[N][7]	6.350	75	34°5′45″S 24°41′1″E / 34.09583°S 24.68361°E
Inanda Dam	Hillcrest	KZN	Umgeni River	1989	241,700 ^[N][3]	14.633	65	29°42′1″S 30°52′1″E / 29.70028°S 30.86694°E
Injaka Dam (also spelled Inyaka)	Hazyview	Mpumalanga	Marite River	2002	123,700 ^[N][11]	8.111	53	24°53′10″S 31°5′55″E / 24.88611°S 31.09861°E
Jericho Dam	Amsterdam	Mpumalanga	Mpama River	1966	59,500	9.825	22	26°39′15″S 30°29′10″E / 26.65417°S 30.48611°E
J.L. de Bruin Dam	Burgersdorp	Eastern Cape	Klein Buffel River	1982	21,000			31°01′44″S 26°37′25″E / 31.02889°S 26.62361°E
Kalkfontein Dam	Koffiefontein	Free State	Riet River	1938	325,100 ^[N][5]	37.697	36	29°29′45″S 25°13′20″E / 29.49583°S 25.22222°E
Kammanassie Dam	De Rust	Western Cape	Kammanassie River	1923	35,870	3.516	41	33°40′1″S 22°25′1″E / 33.66694°S 22.41694°E
Katrivier Dam	Seymour	Eastern Cape	Kat River	1969	24,690	2.129	55	32°34′15″S 26°45′1″E / 32.57083°S 26.75028°E
Katse Dam		Lesotho	Malibamat'so River	1996	1,950,000		185	29°20′13″S 28°30′22″E / 29.33694°S 28.50611°E
Keerom Dam	Worcester	Western Cape	Nuy River	1954	10,400[16]		40	33°34′44″S 19°42′18″E / 33.57889°S 19.70500°E
Kettingspruit Dam		Mpumalanga	tributary of Ketting Spruit	2006	70,000			24°10′10″S 30°31′30″E / 24.16944°S 30.52500°E
Kilburn Dam	Bergville	KZN	Mnjaneni River	1981	35,577 ^[D]	1.947	51	28°35′1″S 29°6′50″E / 28.58361°S 29.11389°E
Klerkskraal Dam	Ventersdorp	North West	Mooi River	1965	7,900 ^[N][14]	3.773	15	26°13′59″S 27°08′55″E / 26.23306°S 27.14861°E
Klipberg Dam	McGregor	Western Cape	Konings River	1964	1,996		29	33°56′29″S 19°47′21″E / 33.94139°S 19.78917°E
Klipdrif Dam	Potchefstroom	North West	Loop Spruit	1918	13,300 ^[N][14]	4.713	12	26°37′0″S 27°18′1″E / 26.61667°S 27.30028°E
Klipkoppie Dam	White River	Mpumalanga	White River	1960	12,256	2.354	20	25°13′1″S 31°1′10″E / 25.21694°S 31.01944°E
Klipvoor Dam	Brits	North West	Pienaars River	1970	47,000	7.532	30	25°7′1″S 27°48′59″E / 25.11694°S 27.81639°E
Knellpoort Dam	Wepener	Free State	Riet Spruit	1988	130,000 ^[N][5]	9.854	50	29°47′1″S 26°53′10″E / 29.78361°S 26.88611°E
Kogelberg Dam	Grabouw	Western Cape	Palmiet River	1986	19,000 ^[P][16]	1.426	54	34°12′57″S 18°58′31″E / 34.21583°S 18.97528°E
Kommandodrif Dam	Cradock	Eastern Cape	Tarka River	1956	58,114	8.820	39	32°7′1″S 26°3′9″E / 32.11694°S 26.05250°E
Koppies Dam	Koppies	Free State	Renoster River	1911	42,300 ^[N][5]	13.622	25	27°15′25″S 27°40′15″E / 27.25694°S 27.67083°E
Kouga Dam (Paul Sauer Dam)	Patensie	Eastern Cape	Kouga River	1969	125,900 ^[N][7]	5.545	81	33°44′30″S 24°35′30″E / 33.74167°S 24.59167°E
Kromfonteinlower (Wilge) Cofferdam	Witbank	Mpumalanga	Steenkool Spruit	1992	13,000	0.300	17	26°5′0″S 29°15′30″E / 26.08333°S 29.25833°E
Kromfontein Middle Cofferdam	Witbank	Mpumalanga	Steenkool Spruit	1990	18,000		16	26°7′0″S 29°15′20″E / 26.11667°S 29.25556°E
Krugersdrift	Bloemfontein	Free State	Modder River	1970	66,000	18.525	26	28°53′1″S 25°57′30″E / 28.88361°S 25.95833°E
Kruismansrivier Dam		Western Cape	Kruismans River	1997	637,900			32°44′35″S 18°50′10″E / 32.74306°S 18.83611°E
Kwaggaskloof Dam	Worcester	Western Cape	Wabooms River	1975	173,900 ^[N][10]	16.876	18	33°46′16″S 19°26′24″E / 33.77111°S 19.44000°E
Kwene Dam (Braam Raubenheimer Dam)	Lydenburg	Mpumalanga	Crocodile River	1987	158,900 ^[N][11]	12.504	52	25°21′45″S 30°22′30″E / 25.36250°S 30.37500°E
Lady Grey Dam	Lady Grey	Eastern Cape	Wilgespruit					30°42′41″S 27°14′26″E / 30.71139°S 27.24056°E
Laing Dam	East London	Eastern Cape	Buffalo River	1951	19,860	2.038	45	32°57′59″S 27°29′22″E / 32.96639°S 27.48944°E
Lake Arthur Dam	Cradock	Eastern Cape	Tarka River	1924	10,700	8.867	38	32°13′1″S 25°49′45″E / 32.21694°S 25.82917°E
Lake Mzingazi Dam	Richards Bay	KZN	Mzingazi River	1942	37,000	11.000	8	28°46′1″S 32°5′1″E / 28.76694°S 32.08361°E
Lakenvallei Dam	Ceres	Western Cape	Sanddrifskloof River	1974	10,300 ^[N][10]	0.825	56	33°22′1″S 19°34′1″E / 33.36694°S 19.56694°E
Leeu-Gamka Dam	Beaufort West	Western Cape	Leeuw River	1958	42,211	4.258	21	32°37′18″S 22°59′0″E / 32.62167°S 22.98333°E
Lindleyspoort Dam	Swartruggens	North West	Elands River	1943	14,381	1.801	39	25°29′50″S 26°41′32″E / 25.49722°S 26.69222°E
Lonehill Dam	Sandton	Gauteng	Lonehill Spruit	~1960
Loskop Dam	Groblersdal	Mpumalanga	Olifants River	1939	361,500 ^[N][11]	24.277	54	25°25′1″S 29°21′1″E / 25.41694°S 29.35028°E
Lubisi Dam	Qamata	Eastern Cape	Indwe River	1968	158,000 ^[N][7]	11.290	52	31°47′45″S 27°25′0″E / 31.79583°S 27.41667°E
Luphephe Dam	Musina	Limpopo	Luphephe River	1963	14,000 ^[N][2]	1.416	42	22°38′0″S 30°24′30″E / 22.63333°S 30.40833°E
Madikwe Dam	Madikwe	North West	Thulane River	1976	14,000	4.318	17	25°23′36″S 26°35′51″E / 25.39333°S 26.59750°E
Makuleke Dam	Giyani	Limpopo	Mphongolo River	1990	13,000	0.750	22	22°52′3″S 30°54′18″E / 22.86750°S 30.90500°E
Marico-Bosveld Dam	Groot Marico	North West	Groot Marico River	1933	27,813	4.376	34	25°28′15″S 26°23′50″E / 25.47083°S 26.39722°E
Metz Dam	Trichardsdal	Limpopo	Mortladime River		385,000		18
Middelburg Dam	Middelburg	Mpumalanga	Klein Olifants River	1978	48,435	4.680	36	25°46′1″S 29°33′0″E / 25.76694°S 29.55000°E
Middle Letaba Dam	Giyani	Limpopo	Middle Letaba River	1984	171,900[18]	18.787	34	23°16′0″S 30°24′1″E / 23.26667°S 30.40028°E
Midmar Dam	Howick	KZN	Umgeni	1965	235,400 ^[N][3]	15.643	32	29°29′43″S 30°12′1″E / 29.49528°S 30.20028°E
Misverstand Dam	Porterville	Western Cape	Berg River	1977	6,400 ^[N][10]	2.552	26	33°01′44″S 18°47′36″E / 33.02889°S 18.79333°E
Modderpoort Dam	Beaufort West	Northern Cape	Rietfontein River	1953	10,000	0.125	15	31°56′50″S 22°8′1″E / 31.94722°S 22.13361°E
Mohale Dam		Lesotho	Senqunyane River	2002			144	29°27′24″S 28°05′45″E / 29.45667°S 28.09583°E
Mokolo Dam (Hans Strijdom Dam)	Lephalale	Limpopo	Mokolo River	1980	145,400 ^[N][2]	8.288	57	23°58′30″S 27°43′1″E / 23.97500°S 27.71694°E
Molatedi Dam	Zeerust	North West	Marico River	1986	200,800 ^[N][14]	35.670	23	24°52′13″S 26°27′1″E / 24.87028°S 26.45028°E
Molteno Dam	Cape Town	Western Cape	Table Mountain rivers	1881	200 ^[N]		15	33°56′18″S 18°24′43″E / 33.93833°S 18.41194°E
Morgenstond Dam	Amsterdam	Mpumalanga	Ngwempisi River	1978	100,773	9.772	43	26°45′57″S 30°22′10″E / 26.76583°S 30.36944°E
Mthatha Dam	Mthatha	Eastern Cape	Mthatha River	1977	253,674	25.417	18	31°33′2″S 28°44′24″E / 31.55056°S 28.74000°E
Mutshedzi Dam	Thohoyandou	Limpopo	Mutshedzi River	1990	2,300 ^[N][2]	0.392	25	22°56′55″S 30°9′40″E / 22.94861°S 30.16111°E
Nagle Dam	Cato Ridge	KZN	Umgeni River	1950	23,200 ^[N][3]	1.561	46	29°35′1″S 30°37′1″E / 29.58361°S 30.61694°E
Nahoon Dam	East London	Eastern Cape	Nahoon River	1966	19,934	2.347	44	32°54′36″S 27°48′55″E / 32.91000°S 27.81528°E
Nandoni Dam	Thohoyandou	Limpopo	Levuvhu River	2004	166,100 ^[N][2]	15.700	47	22°59′20″S 30°36′27″E / 22.98889°S 30.60750°E
Ncora Dam	Tsomo	Eastern Cape	Tsomo River	1975	150,100 ^[N][7]	13.920	44	31°47′15″S 27°40′1″E / 31.78750°S 27.66694°E
Ngodwana Dam	Nelspruit	Mpumalanga	Ngodwana River	1984	10,400	8.660	47	25°35′1″S 30°40′5″E / 25.58361°S 30.66806°E
Ngotwane Dam	Lobathleng	North West	Ngotwane River	1982	18,800	3.900	19	25°11′52″S 25°48′1″E / 25.19778°S 25.80028°E
Nooitgedacht Dam	Carolina	Mpumalanga	Komati River	1962	78,400 ^[N][11]	4.630	42	25°57′1″S 30°5′1″E / 25.95028°S 30.08361°E
Nqweba Dam (Previously Vanryneveld's Pass Dam)	Graaff-Reinet	Eastern Cape	Sundays River	1925	46,369	10.285	42	32°14′8″S 24°31′4″E / 32.23556°S 24.51778°E
Nwanedi Dam	Musina	Limpopo	Nwanedi River	1964	5,100 ^[N][2]		36	22°38′36″S 30°24′30″E / 22.64333°S 30.40833°E
Ntshingwayo Dam	Newcastle	KZN	Nsama River	1961	194,600 ^[N][3]	34.412	28
Nzhelele Dam	Musina	Limpopo	Nzhelele River	1948	51,200 ^[N][2]	5.442	47	22°43′30″S 30°5′5″E / 22.72500°S 30.08472°E
Ohrigstad Dam	Ohrigstad	Mpumalanga	Ohrigstad River[19]	1955	13,400[19] ^[N][11]		52	24°55′1″S 30°37′8″E / 24.91694°S 30.61889°E
Olifantsnek Dam	Rustenburg	North West	Hex River	1928	14,200	2.548	31	25°47′3″S 27°15′52″E / 25.78417°S 27.26444°E
Oudebaaskraal Dam	Ceres	Western Cape	Tankwa River	1969	34,000	8.000	21	32°23′1″S 19°54′5″E / 32.38361°S 19.90139°E
Oxkraal Dam	Queenstown	Eastern Cape	Oxkraal River		^[N][7]			32°12′43″S 26°45′12″E / 32.21194°S 26.75333°E
Phiphidi Dam	Thohoyandou	Limpopo	Mutshindudi River	1971	187,355		16
Pietersfontein Dam	Montagu	Western Cape	Pietersfontein River	1968	1,984		33
Pongolapoort Dam	Jozini	KZN	Pongola River	1973	2,267,100 ^[N][3]	132.728	89	27°25′15″S 32°4′30″E / 27.42083°S 32.07500°E
Poortjieskloof Dam	Montagu	Western Cape	Groot River	1955	9,700 ^[N][10]	1.029	38
Potchefstroom Dam	Potchefstroom	North West	Mooi River					26°40′12″S 27°5′50″E / 26.67000°S 27.09722°E
Qedusizi Dam	Ladysmith	KZN	Klip River	1998	133,295	19.594	32
Rhenosterkop Dam	Marble Hall	Limpopo	Elands River	1984	204,600 ^[N][11]	62.400	36	25°5′45″S 28°55′58″E / 25.09583°S 28.93278°E
Rietvlei Dam	Tshwane	Gauteng	Rietvlei River, a tributary to the Hennops River	1933	12,300 ^[N][13][20]	1.890	21	25°52′36″S 28°15′57″E / 25.87667°S 28.26583°E
Rockview Dam	Grabouw	Western Cape	Palmiet River	1986	16,400 ^[P][21]	0.778	48	34°11′52″S 18°57′1″E / 34.19778°S 18.95028°E
Roodekoppies Dam	Brits	North West	Crocodile River	1984	103,000	15.710	25	25°24′15″S 27°35′29″E / 25.40417°S 27.59139°E
Roodeplaat Dam	Tshwane	Gauteng	Pienaars River	1959	41,200 ^[N][13]	3.952	59	25°37′15″S 28°22′1″E / 25.62083°S 28.36694°E
Rustfontein Dam	Thaba Nchu	Free State	Modder River	1955	72,200	11.585	36	29°16′15″S 26°37′1″E / 29.27083°S 26.61694°E
Sandile Dam	Keiskammahoek	Eastern Cape	Keiskamma River	1983	30,960	1.460	61	32°43′0″S 27°6′4″E / 32.71667°S 27.10111°E
Setumo Dam	Mmabatho	North West	Molopo River	1995	19,600	4.473	17	25°51′30″S 25°30′1″E / 25.85833°S 25.50028°E
Shongweni Dam	Hillcrest	KZN	Sterkspruit and Wekeweke Rivers	1927				29°51′25″S 30°43′20″E / 29.85694°S 30.72222°E
Silvermine Dam	Cape Town	Western Cape		1898				34°4′31″S 18°23′56″E / 34.07528°S 18.39889°E
Slangdraai Dam	Ladysmith	KZN	Sundays River	1986	10,300	2.400	15	28°15′1″S 29°45′1″E / 28.25028°S 29.75028°E
Smartt Dam	Britstown	Northern Cape	Ongers River	1912	100,300	31.569	28	30°37′45″S 23°18′16″E / 30.62917°S 23.30444°E
Sol Plaatje Dam (Previously Saulspoort Dam)	Bethlehem	Free State	Liebenbergsvlei River	1968	15,676	3.560	24	28°13′1″S 28°22′1″E / 28.21694°S 28.36694°E
Spioenkop Dam	Bergville	KZN	Tugela River	1973	270,600 ^[N][3]	15.314	53
Spitskop Dam	Schmidtsdrift	Northern Cape	Harts River	1974	57,800[12]	25.312	18	28°7′30″S 24°30′53″E / 28.12500°S 24.51472°E
Steenbras Dam	Somerset West	Western Cape	Steenbras River	1921	33,897	3.642	37	34°11′15″S 18°51′4″E / 34.18750°S 18.85111°E
Steenbras Dam - Upper	Gordons Bay	Western Cape	Steenbras River	1977	32,483	2.750	37	34°10′5″S 18°54′5″E / 34.16806°S 18.90139°E
Sterkfontein Dam	Harrismith	Free State	Nuwejaar Spruit	1980	2,616,900 ^[N][5]	67.260	93	28°23′15″S 29°1′10″E / 28.38750°S 29.01944°E
Stettynskloof Dam	Worcester	Western Cape	Holsloot River	1955	14,700 ^[N][10]	1.004	48	33°50′0″S 19°15′5″E / 33.83333°S 19.25139°E
Stompdrift Dam	De Rust	Western Cape	Olifants River	1965	55,300	6.208	49	33°30′45″S 22°35′8″E / 33.51250°S 22.58556°E
Taung Dam	Taung	North West	Harts River	1993	58,900	4.650	44	27°31′30″S 24°51′54″E / 27.52500°S 24.86500°E
Theewaterskloof Dam	Villiersdorp	Western Cape	Riviersonderend River	1978	480,200 ^[N][10]	50.822	38	34°4′45″S 19°17′1″E / 34.07917°S 19.28361°E
Trichardtsfontein Dam	Trichardt	Mpumalanga	Trichardt Spruit	1981	15,200	2.459	26	26°29′53″S 29°14′1″E / 26.49806°S 29.23361°E
Tsojana Dam	Cofimvaba	Eastern Cape	Tsojana River	1978	12,340	2.360	23	31°53′0″S 27°38′1″E / 31.88333°S 27.63361°E
Tweedraai Dam	Trichardt	Mpumalanga	Trichardt Spruit	1991	16,000	2.370	21	26°25′45″S 29°13′0″E / 26.42917°S 29.21667°E
Tzaneen Dam (previously Fanie Botha Dam)	Tzaneen	Limpopo	Groot Letaba River	1977	157,291	11.636	50	23°47′37″S 30°9′48″E / 23.79361°S 30.16333°E
Vaal Barrage	Vanderbijlpark	Gauteng	Vaal River	1923[22]	56,712	13.485	10	26°45′53″S 27°41′30″E / 26.76472°S 27.69167°E
Vaal Dam	Deneysville	Free State Gauteng	Vaal River	1939	2,603,400 ^[N][5]	322.755	63	26°53′1″S 28°7′20″E / 26.88361°S 28.12222°E
Vaalharts Storage Weir	Warrenton	North West	Vaal River	1936	48,700[12]	1.189	12	28°06′55″S 24°55′32″E / 28.11528°S 24.92556°E
Vaalkop Dam	Beestekraal	North West	Elands River, Hex River	2010	35,000[23]			25°18′37″S 27°28′33″E / 25.31028°S 27.47583°E
Vanderkloof Dam (previously P.K. Le Roux Dam)		Northern Cape, Free State	Orange River	1977	3,171,300 ^[N][5]	133.402	108	29°59′30″S 24°44′40″E / 29.99167°S 24.74444°E
Vanwyksvlei Dam	Vanwyksvlei	Northern Cape	Vanwyksvlei	1884	143,081	49.934	15	30°22′1″S 21°49′1″E / 30.36694°S 21.81694°E
Victoria Dam	Cape Town	Western Cape	Disa River	1895	128[4]	6		33°59′11″S 18°24′29″E / 33.98639°S 18.40806°E
Voëlvlei Dam	Gouda	Western Cape	Voëlvlei River	1971	158,600 ^[N][10]	15.730	10	33°20′15″S 19°2′1″E / 33.33750°S 19.03361°E
Vondo Dam	Sibasa	Limpopo	Mutshindudi River	1982	30,540		47	22°56′45″S 30°20′7″E / 22.94583°S 30.33528°E
Wagendrift Dam	Estcourt	KZN	Bushmans River	1963	55,900 ^[N][3]	5.084	41	29°2′15″S 29°51′1″E / 29.03750°S 29.85028°E
Waterdown Dam	Whittlesea	Eastern Cape	Klipplaat River	1958	38,400	2.608	44	32°17′15″S 26°51′1″E / 32.28750°S 26.85028°E
Welbedacht Dam	Wepener	Free State	Caledon River	1973	10,200 ^[N][5]	10.185	32	29°54′30″S 26°51′1″E / 29.90833°S 26.85028°E
Wemmershoek Dam	Franschhoek	Western Cape	Wemmers River	1957	58,700 ^[N][10]	2.960	53	33°50′1″S 19°5′20″E / 33.83361°S 19.08889°E
Westoe Dam	Amsterdam	Mpumalanga	Usutu River	1968	61,900	7.333	26	26°30′15″S 30°37′5″E / 26.50417°S 30.61806°E
Witbank Dam	Witbank	Mpumalanga	Olifants River	1971	104,000 ^[N][11]	12.112	44	25°53′30″S 29°19′1″E / 25.89167°S 29.31694°E
Witklip Dam	Sabie	Mpumalanga	Sand River	1969	12,970	1.875	21	25°14′10″S 30°54′1″E / 25.23611°S 30.90028°E
Wolwedans Dam	Mossel Bay	Western Cape	Great Brak River	1990	25,530	1.100	70	34°0′49″S 22°13′0″E / 34.01361°S 22.21667°E
Woodhead Dam	Cape Town	Western Cape	Disa River	1897	927,000[4]		38	33°58′38″S 18°24′8″E / 33.97722°S 18.40222°E
Woodstock Dam	Bergville	KZN	Tugela River	1983	373,300 ^[N][3]	29.129	49	28°45′30″S 29°14′1″E / 28.75833°S 29.23361°E
Wriggleswade Dam	Stutterheim	Eastern Cape	Kubusi River	1991	93,200	10.000	35	32°34′1″S 27°35′0″E / 32.56694°S 27.58333°E
Xonxa Dam	Queenstown	Eastern Cape	White Kei River	1974	115,900 ^[N][7]	12.881	49	31°51′0″S 27°11′13″E / 31.85000°S 27.18694°E
Zaaihoek Dam	Wakkerstroom	Mpumalanga	Slang River	1988	184,600 ^[N][3]	12.446	46	27°26′1″S 30°4′30″E / 27.43361°S 30.07500°E

• N ^{^} Nett or working capacity
• G ^{^} Gross or maximum capacity
• I ^{^} The Bedford and Bramhoek dams form part of the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme
• D ^{^} The Driekloof and Kilburn dams form part of the Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme
• P ^{^} The Kogelberg and Rockview dams form part of the Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme

See also

• Water supply and sanitation in South Africa
• List of lakes in South Africa
• List of rivers in South Africa
• List of reservoirs and dams
• List of waterfalls of South Africa
• Drought
• Flood
• List of waterways
• Transvasement
• Water Management Areas, also known as WMA's.

References

• List of South African Dams from the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa)
• Department of Water & Environmental Affairs
• SANCOLD, the South African National Committee on Large Dams
• ICOLD, the International Committee on Large Dams

Notes

1. Pettman, Charles (1913). Africanderisms; a glossary of South African colloquial words and phrases and of place and other names. Longmans, Green and Co. p. 137.
2. "State of Dams in Limpopo Province as on 20091214 – Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters (N)". Department of Water Affairs (South Africa). Retrieved 20 December 2009.
3. "State of Dams in KwaZulu Natal Province as on 20091214 – Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters (N)". Department of Water Affairs (South Africa). Retrieved 20 December 2009.
4. "WATER RESOURCES AND WATER RESOURCE PLANNING". City of Cape Town. November 2005.
5. "State of Dams in Free State Province as on 20091214 – Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters (N)". Department of Water Affairs (South Africa). Retrieved 20 December 2009.
6. "List of Registered Dams – September 2009". Department of Water Affairs (South Africa). September 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
7. "State of Dams in Eastern Cape Province as on 20091214 – Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters (N)". Department of Water Affairs (South Africa). Retrieved 20 December 2009.
8. "I Update" (PDF). Eskom. November 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
9. Bedford Dam nearing completion September 2010. "Dam Safety Office 2010/2011 Annual Report" (PDF). Department of Water Affairs, Republic of South Africa. pp. 35–36.
10. "State of Dams in Western Cape Province as on 20091214 – Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters (N)". Department of Water Affairs (South Africa). Retrieved 20 December 2009.
11. "State of Dams in Mpumalanga Province as on 20091214 – Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters (N)". Department of Water Affairs (South Africa). Retrieved 20 December 2009.
12. "State of Dams in Northern Cape Province as on 20091214 – Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters (N)". Department of Water Affairs (South Africa). Retrieved 20 December 2009.
13. "State of Dams in Gauteng Province as on 20091214 – Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters (N)". Department of Water Affairs (South Africa). Retrieved 20 December 2009.
14. "State of Dams in North West Province as on 20091214 – Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters (N)". Department of Water Affairs (South Africa). Retrieved 20 December 2009.
15. "DAMS IN SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape". Water Institute of Southern Africa. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
16. "DAMS IN SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape". Water Institute of Southern Africa. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
17. "DAMS IN SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal". Water Institute of Southern Africa. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
18. "DAMS IN SOUTH AFRICA: Limpopo". Water Institute of Southern Africa. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
19. "DAMS IN SOUTH AFRICA: Mpumalanga". Water Institute of Southern Africa. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
20. "A Preliminary assessment of the present ecological state of the major rivers and streams within the Northern Service Delivery Region of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality" (PDF). Water Institute of Southern Africa. p. 5. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
21. "P Pumped Storage Scheme" (PDF). Eskom. October 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
22. "Water Origination: The Vaal River System". Rand Water. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
23. Google Earth

External links

• Reservoir Storage Summaries