Vaal reservoir
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| Coordinates | 26 ° 52 '56 " S , 28 ° 6' 58" O | ||||
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| Construction time: | 193? -1938 | ||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 54 m | ||||
| Crown length: | 600 m | ||||
| Base width: | 40 m | ||||
| Operator: | Rand Water | ||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||
| Water surface | 320 km² | ||||
| Storage space | 2 500 000 000 m³ | ||||
| Catchment area | 38 000 km² | ||||
The Vaal Reservoir ( English : Vaal Dam ) is a dam system in South Africa in the province of Gauteng near Deneysville and is used as a water management system by the state company Rand Water . It is located about 70 kilometers southeast of Johannesburg and about 20 kilometers southeast of Vereeniging . The reservoir is the largest lake in South Africa in terms of area. It dams the water of the Vaal and the Wilge River - in addition, as part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, water is directed into it and its tributaries.
Its construction began in the early 1930s and was completed in 1938.
The reservoir serves to supply the Gauteng province and neighboring areas with water . It is also the largest water sports area in inland South Africa. Settlements are increasingly developing on its banks.
From the completion of the lake until 1950, flying boats coming from London also landed on the lake. The last such connection of the BOAC was covered in five daily stages from the start in Southampton to the Vaal reservoir. The last aircraft used were of the Short Solent type , while at the start of flight operations it was a Short Empire type aircraft with the name "Castor".
Data
- Maximum water depth of the reservoir: 47 m
Web links
- Homepage of the Vaal Dam (real estate marketing)
- information
Individual evidence
- ↑ Innovations in air traffic to South Africa NZZ, August 25, 1950, page F6
- ↑ Flying Boats at vaaldam.org (English), accessed on February 1, 2017