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