Department of Water and Sanitation
List of DWS Dams
No Name of Dam Closest Town Province River or Wall Type) Purpose Capacity Watercourse (1000 cub m)
1 24 RIVIERE UITKEERWAL SARON WESTERN CAPE VIER EN TWINTIG RIVIER EARTHFILL DIVERT WATER 65 2 ACORNHOEK ACORNHOEK MPUMALANGA KLEIN SAND RIVER EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY 1050 3 ALBASINI DAM LOUIS TRICHARDT LIMPOPO LUVUVHU RIVER ARCH & GRAVITY IRRIGATION AND DOMESTIC 25200 4 ALBERTFALLS DAM NEW HANOVER KWAZULU NATAL UMNGENI RIVER ARCH & GRAVITY IRRIGATION 289100 5 ALLEMANSKRAAL DAM VENTERSBURG FREE STATE SAND EARTHFILL & GRAVITY IRRIGATION 178136 6 AMABELE DAM-CISKEI STUTTERHEIM EASTERN CAPE LITTLE KUBUSI TR. EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 150 7 ARMENIA DAM HOBHOUSE FREE STATE LEEU ARCH IRRIGATION AND DOMESTIC USE 13778 8 BALURA DAM-CISKEI ALICE EASTERN CAPE BALURA RIVER EARTHFILL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE 240 9 BARTELSFONTEIN-RESERVOIR MOSSELBAAI WESTERN CAPE - EARTHFILL INDUSTRIAL USE 115 10 BEERVLEI DAM WILLOWMORE EASTERN CAPE GROOT MULTI-ARCH FLOOD CONTROL 90828 11 BEKRUIPKOP DAM-CISKEI KING WILLIAM'S TOWN EASTERN CAPE NXWASHU RIVER EARTHFILL STOCK WATERING 79 12 BELFORT DAM MATATIELE EASTERN CAPE BELFORT RIVER ARCH & EARTHFILL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE 540 13 BEN ETIVE DAM CERES WESTERN CAPE VALS GRAVITY IRRIGATION 153
14 BEVENSON DAM VRYHEID KWAZULU NATAL KWAMBIZANKULU RIVER TR. EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 1025 15 BINFIELD PARK DAM ALICE EASTERN CAPE TYUME EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY 36830 16 BISSETSDRIFT CROSSING DAM VILLIERSDORP WESTERN CAPE RIVIERSONDEREND RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 700 17 BIZANA DAM BIZANA EASTERN CAPE BIZANA RIVER EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY 95 18 BLAAUWBOSCHFONTEIN WEIR PLOOYSBURG FREE STATE RIET RIVER BUTTRESS & EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 1500 19 BLOEMHOF DAM BLOEMHOF NORTH WEST VAAL RIVER EARTHFILL & GRAVITY IRRIGATION 1269000
20 BLUECRANE DAM BISHO EASTERN CAPE YELLOWWOODS RIVER TR. EARTHFILL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE 350 21 BLYDERIVIERSPOORT DAM HOEDSPRUIT MPUMALANGA BLYDE RIVER ARCH & GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 54050 22 BOEGOEBERG DAM GROBLERSHOOP NORTHERN CAPE ORANGE RIVER GRAVITY IRRIGATION 19895 23 BONNIEBROOK DAM AMSTERDAM MPUMALANGA BONNIE BROOK RIVER EARTHFILL & GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 500 24 BOSKOP DAM POTCHEFSTROOM NORTH WEST MOOI EARTHFILL IRRIGATION,DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL 20850 25 BOSPOORT RUSTENBURG 15 NORTH WEST HEX RIVER EARTHFILL & GRAVITY IRRIGATION 18200 26 BOSSIESPRUIT DAM SECUNDA MPUMALANGA BOSSIESPRUIT EARTHFILL & GRAVITY INDUSTRIAL USE 2289 27 BOTLOKWA DAM POLOKWANE LIMPOPO EARTHFILL STOCK WATERING 535 28 BOTTERKLOOF DAM CLARENS FREE STATE ASH RIVER EARTHFILL EROSION CONTROL 600 29 BRANDVLEI DAM WORCESTER WESTERN CAPE BREEDE TR EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 456000 30 BRONKHORSTSPRUIT DAM BRONKHORSTSPRUIT MPUMALANGA BRONKHORST SPRUIT ARCH DOMESTIC SUPPLY & INDUSTRIAL USE 57913 31 BUFFELJAGS DAM SWELLENDAM WESTERN CAPE BUFFELJAGS EARTHFILL & GRAVITY IRRIGATION 5200 32 BUFFELSKLOOF DAM LYDENBURG MPUMALANGA WATERVALS RIVER ARCH & GRAVITY IRRIGATION 5400 33 BUFFELSPOORT DAM RUSTENBURG NORTH WEST STERKSTROOM ARCH IRRIGATION AND INDUSTRIAL USE 10330 34 BULSHOEK DAM CLANWILLIAM WESTERN CAPE OLIFANTS RIVER GRAVITY IRRIGATION 5754
35 BUSHMANSKRANTZ DAM WHITTLESEA EASTERN CAPE OSKRAAL RIVER TR. EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 5200 Department of Water and Sanitation
List of DWS Dams
No Name of Dam Closest Town Province River or Wall Type) Purpose Capacity Watercourse (1000 cub m)
36 CALIFORNIA DAM-LEBOWA OHRIGSTAD MPUMALANGA PHIRING RIVER ARCH & EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 230 37 CAMDEN RESERVOIR NO.3 ERMELO GAUTENG - EARTHFILL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE 154 38 CANZIBE MTHATHA EASTERN CAPE NGQOKOZWENI EARTHFILL STOCK WATERING & IRRIGATION 125 39 CAPES THORNE DAM (WASSPIES DAM) LOUIS TRICHARDT LIMPOPO DORPS EARTHFILL & GRAVITY IRRIGATION 2893 40 CATA DAM KEISKAMMAHOEK EASTERN CAPE CATA RIVER TEARTHFILL IRRIGATION 12500 41 CENGANE DAM QUMBU EASTERN CAPE CENGANE RIVER EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY 380 42 CHALUMNA DAM EAST LONDON EASTERN CAPE TWECU RIVER TR EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY 180 43 CHUNIESPOORT DAM TSHWENE MPUMALANGA CHUNIES RIVER EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY & RECREATION 3365 44 CLANWILLIAM DAM CLANWILLIAM WESTERN CAPE OLIFANTS GRAVITY IRRIGATION 123690 45 COLDSTREAM FISH BARRIER WEIR NOTTINGHAM ROAD MOOI/LIONS RIVER KWAZULU NATAL GRAVITY FISH BARRIER 450 46 CORANA -TRANSKEI UMTATA EASTERN CAPE CORANA RIVER TR. EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 950 47 CRAIGIE BURN MOOI RIVER KWAZULU NATAL MNYAMVUBU ARCH & EARTHFILL IRRIGATION AND DOMESTIC 23070 48 CROSS DAM MESSINA LIMPOPO NWANEDZI RIVER ARCH IRRIGATION 2604 49 D-DAM PATENSIE EASTERN CAPE GAMTOOS RIVER EARTHFILL STOCK WATERING & IRRIGATION 88 50 DABI DAM-CISKEI PEDDIE EASTERN CAPE GREAT FISH RIVER TR. EARTHFILL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE 234 51 DAMANI DAM THOHOYANDOU LIMPOPO MBWEDI RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 11000
52 DARLINGTON DAM KIRKWOOD EASTERN CAPE SUNDAYS GRAVITY IRRIGATION, INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC USE 187000 53 DE HOOP DAM STEELPOORT MPUMALANGA STEELPOORT GRAVITY IRRIGATION 347444 54 DE MISTKRAAL SOMERSET EAST EASTERN CAPE LITTLE FISH RIVER GRAVITY IRRIGATION 4074 55 DE NOVO DAM RIVERSDAL WESTERN CAPE VETTE EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 92 56 DEBE DAM (CISKEI ) MIDDLEDRIFT EASTERN CAPE DEBE EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 6300 57 DER BROCHEN DAM LYDENBURG MPUMALANGA GROOT DWARS EARTHFILL IRRIGATION & MINING 7300 58 DIMBAZA DAM - CISKEI DIMBAZA EASTERN CAPE GREEN EARTHFILL 1060 59 DISANENG DAM DAM MMABATHO NORTHERN CAPE MOLOPO EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 17400 60 DONNY BROOK 1 DAM-CISKEI WHITTLESEA EASTERN CAPE DIDIMANA EARTHFILL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE 221 61 DOORNDRAAI DAM MOKOPANE LIMPOPO STERK RIVER BUTTRESS MUNICIPAL & INDUSTRIAL USE 46500 62 DORINGRIVIER DAM INDWE EASTERN CAPE DORING EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY & INDUSTRIAL USE 17933 63 DOUGLAS WEIR DOUGLAS NORTHERN CAPE VAAL RIVER EARTHFILL & GRAVITY 16104 64 DREISELEN DAM JANE FURSE MPUMALANGA SHAKWANENG RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION & DOMESTIC SUPPLY 730 65 DRIEKLOOF DAM HARRISMITH FREE STATE NUWEJAARS SPRUIT ROCKFILL HYDRO-ELECTRICITY 35600 66 DRIEL BARRAGE BERGVILLE KWAZULU NATAL TUGELA ARCH & GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 10360 67 DUIVENHOKS DAM HEIDELBERG WESTERN CAPE DUIWENHOKS ARCH & GRAVITY IRRIGATION, DOMESTIC & INDUSTRIAL USE 6320 68 DUTHUNI DAM THOHOYANDOU LIMPOPO LUTAVHA TR EARTHFILL 60 69 EBENEZER DAM TZANEEN LIMPOPO GRT. LETABA RIVER EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 70118
70 EDINBURGH DAM EDINBURGH MPUMALANGA NWANDLAMUHARI EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 3300 Department of Water and Sanitation
List of DWS Dams
No Name of Dam Closest Town Province River or Wall Type) Purpose Capacity Watercourse (1000 cub m)
71 EGMONT DAM VAN STADENSRUS FREE STATE WIT SPRUIT ARCH IRRIGATION 9784 72 ELANDSDRIFT STUDAM CRADOCK EASTERN CAPE GRT. FISH/VIS RIVER EARTHFILL & GRAVITY IRRIGATION 9740 73 ELANDSKLOOF DAM VILLIERSDORP WESTERN CAPE ELANDS GRAVITY IRRIGATION & WATER SUPPLY 11500 74 ELANDSKUIL DAM VENTERSDORP FREE STATE SCHOON SPRUIT EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 1181 75 ERFENIS DAM THEUNISSEN FREE STATE VET RIVER GRAVITY IRRIGATION 212340 76 FELOANA DAM THABA NCHU FREE STATE KORANNASPRUIT EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 210 77 FIKA-PATSO DAM PHUTHA-DITJHABA FREE STATE NAMAHADI RIVER EARTHFILL & ROCKFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY & INDUSTRIAL USE 28000 78 FLAG BOSHIELO - WAS ARABIE DAM MARBLE HALL LIMPOPO OLIFANTS EARTHFILL & GRAVITY IRRIGATION, INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC 185000 79 FLORISKRAAL DAM LAINGSBURG WESTERN CAPE BUFFELS BUTTRESS & GRAVITY IRRIGATION 50334 80 FREDERICKSDAL GAUGING WEIR FRANKFORT FREE STATE LIEBENBERGSVLEI RIVER CONCRETE RIVER DIVERSION 400 81 G- BALANCING DAM LOERIEHEUWEL EASTERN CAPE GAMTOOS RIVER TR. EARTHFILL STOCK WATERING & IRRIGATION 105 82 GAMKA DAM BEAUFORT-WEST WESTERN CAPE GAMKA ROCKFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 2170 83 GAMKAPOORT DAM PRINCE ALBERT WESTERN CAPE GAMKA GRAVITY FLOOD CONTROL 36000 84 GARIEP DAM GARIEP FREE STATE ORANGE ARCH IRRIGATION, DOMESTIC, and INDUSTRIAL 5342932 85 GCUWA DAM BUTTERWORTH EASTERN CAPE GCUWA RIVER ARCH & GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 900 86 GEELHOUTBOOM PUMP DAM PIET RETIEF MPUMALANGA HLELO RIVER TR. EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 480 87 GELUK DAM-CISKEI WHITTLESEA EASTERN CAPE SWART KEI RIVER TR. EARTHFILL STOCK WATERING 370 88 GEMSBOKHOEK BADPLAAS MPUMALANGA KOMATI EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY & INDUSTRIAL USE 133 89 GLADDESPRUIT DAM BADPLAAS MPUMALANGA GLADDE SPRUIT GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 50 90 GLEN ALPINE DAM TOLWE LIMPOPO MOGALAKWENA RIVER EARTHFILL & GRAVITY IRRIGATION 18900 91 GLEN BOYD BALANCING DAM GRAHAMSTOWN EASTERN CAPE BRAK (ECCA) RIVER TR. ROCKFILL STORAGE 165 92 GLEN MELVILLE DAM GRAHAMSTOWN EASTERN CAPE ECCA GRAVITY IRRIGATION, DOMESTIC & INDUSTRIAL USE 6230 93 GLENBROCK DAM TARKASTAD EASTERN CAPE SWART-KEI RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 640 94 GOEDERTROUW DAM ESHOWE KWAZULU NATAL MHLATUZE EARTHFILL IRRIGATION, DOMESTIC & INDUSTRIAL USE 301000 95 GRASSRIDGE DAM HOFMEYR EASTERN CAPE GREAT BRAK RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 46200
96 GROOTDRAAI DAM STANDERTON MPUMALANGA VAAL RIVER EARTHFILL & GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE, INDUSTRIAL USE & IRRIGATION 350000 97 GROOTDRAAI STUWAL/WEIR PONGOLA KWAZULU NATAL PONGOLA RIVER BUTTRESS IRRIGATION 592 98 MOUTLOATSI SETLOGELO DAM THABA NCHU FREE STATE KGABANYARE GRAVITY MUNICIPAL & INDUSTRIAL USE 14000 99 GUBU DAM STUTTERHEIM EASTERN CAPE KUBUSIE RIVER TR. EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 8800 100 GWABA DAM KING WILLIAMS TOWN EASTERN CAPE GWABA RIVER EARTHFILL STOCK WATERING 66 101 GXETU DAM-CISKEI KING WILLIAM'S TOWN EASTERN CAPE TYOLOMNQA RIVER TR. EARTHFILL NO PURPOSE 230 102 HAMMARSDALE DAM HAMMARSDALE KWAZULU NATAL STERK SPRUIT GRAVITY BIOLOGICAL CONTROL 227 103 HARTBEESKUIL DAM MOSSEL BAY WESTERN CAPE HARTENBOS ARCH LIMITED AGRICULTURAL USE 7152 104 HARTBEESPOORT DAM BRITS GAUTENG CROCODILE ARCH IRRIGATION,DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL USE 195000
105 HARTEBEESTFONTEIN DAM PHILIPPOLIS FREE STATE RIETKUILSPRUIT EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY & IRRIGATION 658 Department of Water and Sanitation
List of DWS Dams
No Name of Dam Closest Town Province River or Wall Type) Purpose Capacity Watercourse (1000 cub m)
106 HAZELMERE DAM VERULAM KWAZULU NATAL MDLOTI GRAVITY IRRIGATION AND DOMESTIC USE 17858 107 HERMANUSKRAAL WEIR GRAHMASTOWN EASTERN CAPE GREAT FISH RIVER GRAVITY IRRIGATION 550 108 HEYSHOPE DAM PIET RETIEF MPUMALANGA ASSEGAAI RIVER EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 453440 109 HLUHLUWE DAM HLUHLUWE KWAZULU NATAL HLUHLUWE ARCH & EARTHFILL IRRIGATION AND DOMESTIC USE 25900 110 HOUTRIVIER DAM POLOKWANE LIMPOPO HOUT RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION & WATER SUPPLY 7489 111 IMPOFU HUMANSDORP EASTERN CAPE KROMME RIVER EARTHFILL & ROCKFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 106885 112 INANDA DAM HILLCREST KWAZULU NATAL MGENI EARTHFILL & GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 252000 113 INJAKA DAM HAZYVIEW LIMPOPO MARITE RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 125027 114 JAGERSRUST DAM BERGVILLE KWAZULU NATAL EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY & INDUSTRIAL USE 476 115 JAN TSHATSHU DAM-CISKEI ZWELITSHA EASTERN CAPE BUFFALO RIVER TR. EARTHFILL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE 140 116 JERICHO DAM AMSTERDAM MPUMALANGA USUTU EARTHFILL & GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 59500 117 JOZANASHOEK DAM STERKSPRUIT EASTERN CAPE GRAVITY DOMESTIC USE & SUBSISTENCE IRRIGATION 11600 118 KALKFONTEIN DAM KOFFIEFONTEIN FREE STATE RIET ROCKFILL IRRIGATION AND DOMESTIC 258274 119 KAMASTONE DAM WHITTLESEA EASTERN CAPE OXKRAAL RIVER EARTHFILL STOCK WATERING 760 120 KAMMANASSIE DAM OUDTSHOORN WESTERN CAPE KAMMANASSIE GRAVITY IRRIGATION 35870 121 KASTEEL DAM BUSCHBUCKRIDGE LIMPOPO THULANDZITEKA RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 1180 122 KATRIVIER DAM SEYMOUR EASTERN CAPE KAT RIVER MULTI-ARCH IRRIGATION AND DOMESTIC 24690 123 KILBURN DAM BERGVILLE KWAZULU NATAL MNJANENI EARTHFILL HYDRO-ELECTRICITY 2100 124 KILBURN-OMGEWINGS NO.3-DAM BERGVILLE KWAZULU NATAL MNJANENI RIVER TR. EARTHFILL RECREATION 318 125 KLASERIE KLASERIE LIMPOPO KLASERIE EARTHFILL IRRIGATION & MUNICIPAL USE 5608 126 KLEIN MARICOPOORT DAM ZEERUST NORTH WEST KLEIN MARICO RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 7073 127 KLEINFONTEIN BALANCING DAM BRITS NORTH WEST RAMOGATLE RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 120 128 KLEINPLAAS DAM STELLENBOSCH WESTERN CAPE JONKERSHOEK RIVER ARCH & GRAVITY DOMESTIC USE 377 129 KLERKSKRAAL DAM VENTERSDORP NORTH WEST MOOI RIVER ARCH & GRAVITY IRRIGATION 8023 130 KLIPBERG DAM MCGREGOR WESTERN CAPE KONINGS ARCH IRRIGATION 1990 131 KLIPDRIFT DAM POTCHEFSTROOM GAUTENG LOOPSPRUIT EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 13332 132 KLIPFONTEIN DAM (W4) VRYHEID KWAZULU NATAL WHITE MFOLOZI EARTHFILL IRRIGATION, DOMESTIC & INDUSTRIAL 18088 133 KLIPHEUWEL DAM MOSSEL BAY WESTERN CAPE MOORDKUIL RIVER TR. EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY & INDUSTRIAL USE 4330 134 KLIPVOOR DAM KLIPVOOR NORTH WEST MORETELE EARTHFILL & GRAVITY IRRIGATION 47000 135 KNELLPOORT DAM WEPENER FREE STATE RIET SPRUIT ARCH & GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 136900 136 KOEDOESBERG WEIR/STUWAl PLOOYSBURG FREE STATE RIET RIVER BUTTRESS & EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 835 137 KOGELBERG DAM GRABOUW WESTERN CAPE PALMIET ARCH & EARTHFILL INDUSTRIAL USE (HYDROPOWER) 19300 138 KOMMANDODRIFT DAM CRADOCK EASTERN CAPE TARKA EARTHFILL & ROCKFILL IRRIGATION 58900 139 KOPPIES DAM KOPPIES FREE STATE RENOSTER RIVER ARCH & GRAVITY IRRIGATION & DOMESTIC USE 40000
140 KORENTEPOORT DAM RIVERSDALE WESTERN CAPE KORINTE RIVER ARCH IRRIGATION,DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL USE8207 Department of Water and Sanitation
List of DWS Dams
No Name of Dam Closest Town Province River or Wall Type) Purpose Capacity Watercourse (1000 cub m)
141 KOSTER DAM KOSTER NORTH WEST KOSTER ARCH & EARTHFILL DOMESTIC USE 11800 142 KOUGA DAM (PAUL SAUER DAM) PATENSIE TOWN EASTERN CAPE KOUGA ARCH IRRIGATION, DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL USE 128490 143 KROMELLENBOOG DAM ZEERUST NORTH WEST KLEIN MARICO EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 8969 144 KRUGERSDRIFT BLOEMFONTEIN FREE STATE MODDER RIVER ARCH & GRAVITY IRRIGATION 66000 145 KUDUBE DAM (LEEUKRAAL DAM) TEMBA GAUTENG APIES/TSHWANE RIVER EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE 550 146 KWAGGASKLOOF DAM WORCESTER WESTERN CAPE WABOOMS EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 0 147 KWENA DAM LYDENBURG MPUMALANGA CROCODILE EARTHFILL & GRAVITY IRRIGATION 158932 148 LAING DAM KING WILLIAMS TOWN EASTERN CAPE BUFFALO GRAVITY INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE 19860 149 LAKENVALLEI DAM CERES WESTERN CAPE SANDDRIF GRAVITY ARCH IRRIGATION 10230 150 LAKESIDE DAM (POTCHEFSTROOM DAM) POTCHEFSTROOM NORTH WEST MOOI RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 2027 151 LEEU-GAMKA DAM LEEU GAMKA WESTERN CAPE LEEU EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 14639 152 LEPELLANE DAM -(WAS B500-06) GARADINGWANE MPUMALANGA LEPELLANE EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 665 153 LINDLEYSPOORT DAM SWARTRUGGENS NORTH WEST ELANDS ARCH IRRIGATION 14381 154 LOERIE DAM HANKEY EASTERN CAPE LOERIE EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 3300 155 LOLA MONTES DAM-LEBOWA MARBLE HALL LIMPOPO MOTSEPHIRI RIVER BUTTRESS IRRIGATION 1400 156 LOPORUNG DAM MAFIKENG NORTHERN CAPE MOLOPO RIVER EARTHFILL 300 157 LOSKOP DAM GROBLERSDAL MPUMALANGA OLIFANTS RIVER ARCH & GRAVITY IRRIGATION 361000 158 LOTLAMORENG DAM MAFIKENG NORTHERN CAPE MOLOPO EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 540 159 LUBISI DAM QAMATA EASTERN CAPE INDWE ARCH IRRIGATION AND DOMESTIC USE 158200 160 LUPHEPHE DAM MESSINA LIMPOPO LUPHEPHE RIVER ARCH IRRIGATION 14800 161 MABELENI DAM TSOLO EASTERN CAPE MHLAHLANE RIVER EARTHFILL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE 2100 162 MABULE DAM MAFIKENG NORTHERN CAPE MOLOPO RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 400 163 MACUBENI DAM-TRANSKEI LADY FRERE EASTERN CAPE CACADU RIVER CONCRETE MASONRY WATER SUPPLY & INDUSTRIAL USE 3800 164 MADIKWE DAM MADIKWE NORTH WEST THOLWANE EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 14000 165 MAGOEBASKLOOF DAM TZANEEN LIMPOPO POLITSI RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 4800 166 MAGWA DAMI LUSIKISIKI EASTERN CAPE MKOZI RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 1330 167 MAHLANGU DAM GA-PAMADI MPUMALANGA MOTSEPHIRI SPRUIT EARTHFILL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE 950 168 MAHONISI DAM MALAMULELE LIMPOPO SHINGWENDZI EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY & STOCK WATERING 1172 169 MAIPASE DAM DIMBAZA EASTERN CAPE MDIZENI RIVER TR. EARTHFILL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE 112 170 MAJOLA DAM LUSIKISIKI EASTERN CAPE NKONKWENI RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 379 171 MAKOTSWANE (BUFFELSDOORN) DAM MARBLE HALL LIMPOPO 1965 MAKOTSWANE EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 3150 172 MANKAZANA DAM PEDDIE EASTERN CAPE KWA-MANKAZANA RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 1850 173 MANKWE DAM MOGWASE NORTH WEST MANKWE EARTHFILL STOCK WATERING 3760 174 MARICO-BOSVELD DAM GROOT MARICO NORTH WEST GROOT MARICO EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 27813
175 MASELA 1 DAM KING WILLIAMS TOWN EASTERN CAPE KWA-MASELE RIVER EARTHFILL STOCK WATERING 50 Department of Water and Sanitation
List of DWS Dams
No Name of Dam Closest Town Province River or Wall Type) Purpose Capacity Watercourse (1000 cub m)
176 MASELA 2 DAM KING WILLIAMS TOWN EASTERN CAPE KWAMASELE RIVER EARTHFILL STOCK WATERING 60 177 MASHASHANE POLOKWANE LIMPOPO HOUT RIVER EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY & STOCK WATERING 891 178 MEARNS WEIR-OU NR.WAS V200-07 MOOI RIVER KWAZULU NATAL MOOI RIVER GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 5 179 METSIMATSHO (SWARTWATER) PHUTHA-DITJHABA FREE STATE METSI MATSHO RIVER GRAVITY DOMESTIC SUPPLY & INDUSTRIAL USE 4380 180 MHLANGA DAM-TRANSKEI UMTATA EASTERN CAPE MHLANGA EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 1960 181 MIDDEL LETABA DAM GIYANI LIMPOPO MIDDEL LETABA EARTHFILL DOMESTIC USE 173128 182 MIDDELKRAAL DAM RUSTENBURG NORTH WEST MARETLWANE RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 757 183 MIDMAR DAM HOWICK KWAZULU NATAL MGENI EARTHFILL & GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 235000 184 MIERTJIESKRAAL DAM RIVERSDALE WESTERN CAPE BRAND GRAVITY IRRIGATION 1560 185 MISVERSTAND-STUWAL PIKETBERG WESTERN CAPE BERG RIVER ARCH & GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 7737 186 MITFORD DAM-CISKEI TARKASTAD EASTERN CAPE BULKHOEKSPRUIT EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 600 187 MNYAMENI DAM KEISKAMMAHOEK EASTERN CAPE UMUYANA EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 2050 188 MODJADJI DAM DUIWELSKLOOF LIMPOPO MOLOTOTSI EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY & INDUSTRIAL USE 8160 189 MOKOLO ELLISRAS LIMPOPO MOKOLO ROCKFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 146000 190 MOLATEDI DAM MADIKWE NORTH WEST MARICO GRAVITY IRRIGATION & DOMESTIC USE 203000 191 MOLEPO DAM GA RAMPHERE LIMPOPO MOHOGODIMA EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 4520 192 MORGENSTOND DAM AMSTERDAM MPUMALANGA NGWEMPISI EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 100773 193 MOUNT COKE DAM KING WILLIAMS TOWN EASTERN CAPE UMKHANGISO RIVER EARTHFILL STOCK WATERING 196 194 MSENGENI DAM KING WILLIAMS TOWN EASTERN CAPE KWAMASELE RIVER EARTHFILL STOCK WATERING 72 195 MTATA DAM UMTATA EASTERN CAPE MTATA EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 253674 196 MUNDTS CONCESSION DAM NELSPRUIT MPUMALANGA - ARCH & GRAVITY IRRIGATION 1370 197 MUTALE STUWAL THOHOYANDOU LIMPOPO MUTALE GRAVITY DOMESTIC SUPPLY 53 198 MUTSHEDZI DAM THOHOYANDOU LIMPOPO MUTSHEDZI RIVER GRAVITY IRRIGATION 2500 199 NAHOON DAM EAST LONDON EASTERN CAPE NAHOON GRAVITY DOMESTIC SUPPLY & INDUSTRIAL USE 19934 200 NANDONI (PREVIOUSLY MUTOTI DAM) THOHOYANDOU LIMPOPO LUVHUVHU EARTHFILL & GRAVITY WATER SUPPLY 164000 201 NCORA DAM CALA EASTERN CAPE TSOMO RIVER GRAVITY IRRIGATION 181250 202 NDLAMBE DAM CISKEI PEDDIE EASTERN CAPE KWA-NQWELO RIVER EARTHFILL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE 915 203 NEUSBERG WEIR KAKAMAS NORTHERN CAPE ORANGE RIVER GRAVITY IRRIGATION & FLOW MEASUREMENT 1840 204 NGOTWANE DAM LOBATLENG NORTH WEST NGOTWANE EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 18800 205 NGQELENI DAM NGQELENI EASTERN CAPE EARTHFILL & GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 660 206 NGWEKAZI DAM-CISKEI PEDDIE 6 EASTERN CAPE EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 670 207 NKADIMENG DAM-LEBOWA SEKHUKHUNE MPUMALANGA PSHIRWARI RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 2800 208 NONCAMPA 1 DAM (CISKEI) KING WILLIAMS TOWN EASTERN CAPE NGQOKWENI RIVER TR. EARTHFILL STOCK WATERING 57 209 NONDWENI STUWAL TZANEEN LIMPOPO GROOT LETABA RIVER CONCRETE IRRIGATION 4500
210 NOOITGEDACHT DAM MABOPANE NORTH WEST SAND/TOLWANE RIVER ARCH & GRAVITY RECREATION 1430 Department of Water and Sanitation
List of DWS Dams
No Name of Dam Closest Town Province River or Wall Type) Purpose Capacity Watercourse (1000 cub m)
211 NOOITGEDACHT DAM CAROLINA MPUMALANGA KOMATI EARTHFILL IRRIGATION,MUNICIPAL & INDUSTRIAL USE 78477 212 NQADU DAM-TRANSKEI UMTATA EASTERN CAPE GOQWANA RIVER EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY & INDUSTRIAL USE 1440 213 NQWELO PEDDIE EASTERN CAPE KWA-NQWELO RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 779 214 NSAMI GIYANI LIMPOPO NSAMA RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 24130 215 NTENETYANA DAM MOUNT FRERE EASTERN CAPE NTENETYANA RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 1850 216 NTSHINGWAYO DAM NEWCASTLE KWAZULU NATAL NGAGANE EARTHFILL & GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 211258 217 NTSIKIZINI DAM - CISKEI DIMBAZA EASTERN CAPE NTSIKIZINI RIVER TR. EARTHFILL STOCK WATERING 0 218 NWANEDZI MESSINA LIMPOPO NWANEDZI ARCH IRRIGATION 5310 219 NZHELELE DAM(NJELELE) MESSINA LIMPOPO NZHELELE RIVER ARCH IRRIGATION 51234 220 OHRIGSTAD DAM OHRIGSTAD MPUMALANGA OHRIGSTAD RIVER ROCKFILL IRRIGATION 14216 221 ONVERWACHT RESERVOIRS NO.1,2 & 3 SHEEPMOOR MPUMALANGA OFF CHANNEL STORAGE EARTHFILL HYDRO POWER GENERATION 212 222 ORANGE-RIET BALANCING S1 JACOBSDAL FREE STATE ORANGE-RIET CANAL EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 600
223 ORANGE-RIET CANAL JACOBSDAL FREE STATE ORANJE-RIETRIVIERKANAAL EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 1594 224 OUKLOOF DAM PRINCE ALBERT WESTERN CAPE CORDIERS ARCH IRRIGATION 4190 225 OXKRAAL DAM-CISKEI WHITTLESEA EASTERN CAPE OXKRAAL EARTHFILL & ROCKFILL IRRIGATION 18000 226 PATENSIE BALANCING DAM PATENSIE EASTERN CAPE GAMTOOS RIVER EARTHFILL STOCK WATERING & IRRIGATION 245
227 PELLA DAM PELLA NORTH WEST LETLHAKANAAL/ROOISLOOT EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 2200 228 PHIPHIDI THOHOYANDOU LIMPOPO MUTSHINDUDI GRAVITY DOMESTIC SUPPLY 187 229 PIETERSFONTEIN DAM MONTAGU WESTERN CAPE KEISIES ARCH IRRIGATION 2028 230 PIETGOUWS DAM-LEBOWA MARBLE HALL MPUMALANGA NGWARITSI RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION & DOMESTIC 3900 231 PLEASANTVIEW DAM ALICE EASTERN CAPE GLADO RIVER EARTHFILL DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY 1525 232 PONGOLAPOORT DAM PONGOLA KWAZULU NATAL PHONGOLO ARCH IRRIGATION 2445900 233 POORTJIESKLOOF DAM MONTAGU WESTERN CAPE GROOT ARCH IRRIGATION 9680 234 POPONYANE-UITKEERWAL BADPLAAS MPUMALANGA POPONYANE RIVER GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 50 235 QEDUSIZI DAM LADYSMITH KWAZULU NATAL KLIP EARTHFILL FLOOD STORAGE / DIVERSION 51 236 QIBIRA DAM - CISKEI MIDDLEDRIFT EASTERN CAPE QIBIRA RIVER EARTHFILL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE 0 237 RAMAH CANAL BALANCING RES NO 1 LUCKHOFF NORTHERN CAPE RAMAH CANAL EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 402 238 RAMAH CANAL BALANCING RES NO 2 HOPETOWN NORTHERN CAPE RAMAH CANAL EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 422 239 REDHILL DAM-CISKEI KEISKAMMAHOEK EASTERN CAPE KEISKAMMA RIVER EARTHFILL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE 130 240 RHENOSTERKOP DAM MARBLE HALL MPUMALANGA ELANDS RIVER ARCH & GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 206000 241 RIETFONTEIN WEIR TRICHARDt MPUMALANGA TRICHARDT SPRUIT EARTHFILL WATER SUPPLY 691 242 RIETSPRUIT DAM VENTERSDORP MPUMALANGA SCHOONSPRUIT TR. EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 7885 243 ROCKVIEW DAM GRABOUW WESTERN CAPE PALMIET ROCKFILL HYDROPOWEWR & DOMESTIC 16400 244 ROODE ELSBERG DAM DE DOORNS WESTERN CAPE SANDDRIFTSKLOOF ARCH IRRIGATION AND DOMESTIC USE 7733
245 ROODEFONTEIN DAM PLETTENBERG BAY WESTERN CAPE PIESANG EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY & INDUSTRIAL USE 2003 Department of Water and Sanitation
List of DWS Dams
No Name of Dam Closest Town Province River or Wall Type) Purpose Capacity Watercourse (1000 cub m)
246 ROODEKOPJES DAM BRITS NORTH WEST KROKODIL EARTHFILL & GRAVITY IRRIGATION, DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL USE 103000 247 ROODEPLAAT DAM PRETORIA GAUTENG PIENAARS ARCH IRRIGATION & WATER SUPPLY 43472 248 ROODEPOORT DAM(CORNELIA) KOPPIES MPUMALANGA LEEU SPRUIT EARTHFILL IRRIGATION AND DOMESTIC USE 844 249 ROOIFONTEIN DAM THABA NCHU FREE STATE KORANNASPRUIT EARTHFILL LIVESTOCK WATERING 113 250 ROOIKOPPIES STU DAM BRITS NORTH WEST KROKODIL EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 700 251 ROOIKRAAL DAM GROBLERSDAL MPUMALANGA BLOED EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 2100 252 ROOIKRANS DAM-CISKEI KING WILLIAMS TOWN EASTERN CAPE BUFFALO EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL & INDUSTRIAL USE 5960 253 ROXENI DAM ALICE EASTERN CAPE ROXENI RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION & DOMESTIC USE 620 254 RURA DAM PEDDIE EASTERN CAPE RURA RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 632 255 RUST DE WINTER DAM PRETORIA GAUTENG ELANDS RIVER ROCKFILL IRRIGATION 28091 256 RUSTFONTEIN DAM BLOEMFONTEIN FREE STATE MODDER RIVER EARTHFILL & GRAVITY DOMESTIC SUPPLY & INDUSTRIAL USE 72200 257 SANDILE DAM KEISKAMMAHOEK EASTERN CAPE KEISKAMMA RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 30960 258 SCHEEPERS DAM PATENSIE EASTERN CAPE GAMTOOS RIVER EARTHFILL STOCK WATERING & IRRIGATION 260 259 SCHEEPERSVLAKTE DAM KIRKWOOD EASTERN CAPE COERNEY RIVER TR. EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 820 260 SEDIBA DAM THABA NCHU FREE STATE KLIPSPRUIT TR EARTHFILL IRRIGATION & LIVESTOCK WATERIN 1040 261 SEHUJWANE DAM ZEERUST NORTH WEST SEHUJWANE/SANDSLOOT EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 4150 262 SEROALO DAM THABA NCHU FREE STATE SEPANE RIVER EARTHFILL STOCK WATERING 1010 263 SESHEGO DAM POLOKWANE LIMPOPO BLOED RIVER EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY 2350 264 SETUMO DAM DAM MMABATHO NORTH WEST MOLOPO EARTHFILL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE 19600 265 SHESHEGU DAM ALICE EASTERN CAPE SHESHEGU RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 170 266 SHILOH DAM-CISKEI WHITTLESEA EASTERN CAPE SHILOH RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 920 267 SINGIZI DAM KOKSTAD KWAZULU NATAL SINGIZI RIVER EARTHFILL INDUSTRIAL USE 3250 268 SINQUMENI DAM PEDDIE EASTERN CAPE SINQUMMENI RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 620 269 SPIOENKOP DAM BERGVILLE KWAZULU NATAL TUGELA EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL AND DOMESTIC USE 279000 270 SPITSKOP DAM MAGUKUBJANE MPUMALANGA TSHWENENG RIVER EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY & MUNICIPAL USE 752 271 SPITSKOP DAM WARRENTON NORTHERN CAPE HARTS EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 57887 272 SPRING GROVE ROSETTA KWAZULU NATAL MOOI RIVER EARTHFILL & GRAVITY DOMESTIC SUPPLY, INDUSTRY 139500 273 STERKFONTEIN HARRISMITH FREE STATE NUWEJAAR SPRUIT EARTHFILL DOMESTIC USE & INDUSTRIAL 2616000 274 STOMPDRIFT DAM DE RUST WESTERN CAPE OLIFANTS RIVER MULTI-ARCH IRRIGATION 55300 275 TAUNG DAM TAUNG NORTHERN CAPE HARTS RIVER GRAVITY 58900 276 TENTERGATE WHITTLESEA EASTERN CAPE SWART-KEI EARTHFILL LIVESTOCK & DOMESTIC USE 1400 277 THABINA DAM TZANEEN LIMPOPO THABINA RIVER ARCH MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 3400 278 THAPANA DAM TZANEEN LIMPOPO MAKOBODI EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY 1410
279 THEEWATERSKLOOF DAM VILLIERSDORP WESTERN CAPE RIVIERSONDEREND EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE,INDUSTRIAL USE & IRRIGATION 480406 280 TIERKLOOF DAM LADISMITH WESTERN CAPE SEWEWEEKSPOORT TR. GRAVITY DOMESTIC SUPPLY & INDUSTRIAL USE 51 Department of Water and Sanitation
List of DWS Dams
No Name of Dam Closest Town Province River or Wall Type) Purpose Capacity Watercourse (1000 cub m)
281 TOLENI DAM BUTTERWORTH EASTERN CAPE TOLENI RIVER EARTHFILL 211 282 TONTELDOOS DAM ROOSSENEKAL MPUMALANGA TONTELDOOS RIVER EARTHFILL & GRAVITY IRRIGATION 630 283 TOURS DAM TZANEEN LIMPOPO NGWABISI RIVER EARTHFILL & GRAVITY DOMESTIC SUPPLY 5500 284 TRICHARDTSFONTEIN DAM TRICHARDT MPUMALANGA TRICHARDTSPRUIT EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 15200 285 TSHAKHUMA DAM THOHOYANDOU LIMPOPO EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY 3847 286 TSHIDILAMOLOMO DAM MARACHOONA NORTHERN CAPE MOLOPO RIVER UNKNOWN 500 287 TSOJANA DAM-TRANSKEI COFIMVABA EASTERN CAPE NCUNCUZO RIVER EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 12340 288 TURFLOOP DAM POLOKWANE LIMPOPO POU RIVER EARTHFILL DOMESTIC SUPPLY & STOCK WATERING 3300 289 TYUTYU DAM BISHO EASTERN CAPE BUFFALO RIVER TR. EARTHFILL STOCK WATERING 60 290 TZANEEN TZANEEN LIMPOPO GRT. LETABA RIVER EARTHFILL & GRAVITY MUNICIPAL, INDUSTRIAL & IRRIGATION 159697 291 ULUNDI BALANCING WEIR ULUNDI KWAZULU NATAL WHITE MFOLOZI RIVER GRAVITY DOMESTIC SUPPLY & INDUSTRIAL USE 240 292 VAAL DAM DENEYSVILLE FREE STATE VAAL RIVER EARTHFILL & GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 2536000 293 VAALHARTS-STUWAL WARRENTON FREE STATE VAAL RIVER BUTTRESS WATER FOR IRRIGATION AND MUNICIPAL 48700 294 VAALKOP DAM RUSTENBURG NORTH WEST ELANDS EARTHFILL & GRAVITY IRRIGATION, DOMESTIC & INDUSTRIAL 53500
VAALKOP NO.II-DAM MOKOPANE LIMPOPO GROOT-SANDSLOOT RIVER EARTHFILL & MULTI-ARCH IRRIGATION 1500 295 VANDERKLOOF DAM VANDERKLOOF FREE STATE ORANGE ARCH ELECTRICITY,IRRIGATION AND DOMESTIC 3187557 296 VERGELEGEN DAM MODJADJISKLOOF LIMPOPO POLITSI EARTHFILL IRRIGATION AND DOMESTIC USE 261 297 VERGELEGEN DAM JANE FURSE LIMPOPO NGWARITSI RIVER EARTHFILL DOMESTIC USE 1550 298 VLAKBULT DAM-KANGWANE MALELANE MPUMALANGA LOMATI RIVER TR. EARTHFILL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE 850 299 VLUGKRAAL DAM ROOSSENEKAL MPUMALANGA VLUGKRAAL RIVER EARTHFILL & GRAVITY IRRIGATION 425 300 VOELVLEI DAM GOUDA WESTERN CAPE VOGELVLEI EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 168000 301 VONDO DAM THOHOYANDOU LIMPOPO MUTSHINDUDI RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 30540 302 VYGEBOOM DAM BADPLAAS MPUMALANGA KOMATI EARTHFILL POWER GENERATION AND IRRIGATION 83000 303 WAGENDRIFT DAM ESTCOURT KWAZULU NATAL BUSHMANS RIVER MULTI-ARCH IRRIGATION,DOMESTIC & INDUSTRIAL USE 55900 304 WATERDOWN DAM CATHCART EASTERN CAPE KLIPPLAAT RIVER EARTHFILL IRRIGATION, DOMESTIC & INDUSTRIAL USE 38400 305 WELBEDACHT DAM WEPENER FREE STATE CALEDON GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 10330 306 WELTEVREDE DAM KOPPIES MPUMALANGA LEEU SPRUIT EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 1900 307 WELTEVREDEN WEIR MARBLE HALL MPUMALANGA ELANDS BUTTRESS MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 200 308 WENTZEL DAM SCHWEIZER-RENEKE FREE STATE EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL 5290 309 WESTOE DAM AMSTERDAM MPUMALANGA USUTU EARTHFILL & GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 61439 310 WITKLIP DAM WHITE RIVER MPUMALANGA SAND ARCH & GRAVITY IRRIGATION 12970 311 WOBURN 2 DAM - CISKEI ALICE EASTERN CAPE TYUME RIVER TR. EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 160 312 WOBURN 3 DAM - CISKEI ALICE EASTERN CAPE TYUME RIVER TR. EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 260 313 WOLWEDANS DAM GROOT-BRAKRIVIER WESTERN CAPE GROOT BRAK GRAVITY ARCH MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 25530
314 WOODBRIDGE DAM THABA NCHU FREE STATE WILDEBEESTSPRUIT EARTHFILL IRRIGATION 904 Department of Water and Sanitation
List of DWS Dams
No Name of Dam Closest Town Province River or Wall Type) Purpose Capacity Watercourse (1000 cub m)
315 WOODSTOCK DAM BERGVILLE KWAZULU NATAL TUGELA EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 373000 316 WRIGGLESWADE DAM STUTTERHEIM EASTERN CAPE KUBUSI ARCH & GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 93200 317 XIKUNDU STUWAL THOHOYANDOU LIMPOPO LUVUVHU RIVER CONCRETE IRRIGATION 973 318 XILINXA DAM IDUTYWA EASTERN CAPE XILINXA EARTHFILL MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 17700 319 XONXA DAM QUEENSTOWN EASTERN CAPE WHITE KEI RIVER EARTHFILL & ROCKFILL IRRIGATION 158500 320 ZAAIHOEK DAM WAKKERSTROOM KWAZULU NATAL SLANG RIVER GRAVITY MUNICIPAL USE & INDUSTRIAL USE 185000