- Source: Bloemhof Dam
Bloemhof Dam is a dam in South Africa. It was originally known as the Oppermansdrif Dam when under construction during the late 1960s. It is located at the confluence of the Vaal River and the Vet River, on the border between the provinces North West and Free State. The dam wall has a total length of 4,270 metres (14,010 ft) The reservoir is very shallow, and therefore needs a large area to mean anything for water storage. The area around the reservoir (dam), has been a protected area, but because it lies on the border between provinces, these became two separate nature reserves. On the North West Province side lies the Bloemhof Dam Nature Reserve, on the Free State side is the Sandveld Nature Reserve.
The town of Bloemhof lies on the north west side of the Vaal River.
The dam was commissioned in 1970, has a capacity of 1,269,000,000 cubic metres (4.48×1010 cu ft), and has an area of 223 square kilometres (86 sq mi); the wall is 33 metres (108 ft) high. It is fed with the outflow from the Vaal Dam (located upstream in Gauteng) as well as rain collected in the Vaal, Vet, Vals and Sand River catchment areas.
See also
List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa
List of rivers of South Africa
References
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- Bloemhof Dam
- Bloemhof
- Hoopstad
- R34 (South Africa)
- List of protected areas of South Africa
- List of islands of South Africa
- Sandveld Nature Reserve
- List of dams in South Africa
- List of dams and reservoirs in Eastern Cape
- List of parks in Free State (province)
