List of dams in South Africa

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

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In South African English (under influence of 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)

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Name
(Alt.)		 Nearest
locale		 province Impounds Year
completed
(commissioned)		 Reservoir volume ML Surface
area
(km2)		 Wall
height
(metres)		 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
Albert Falls Dam Pietermaritzburg KZN Umgeni River 1976 288,100
[N][3]		 23.521 33 29°26′10″S 30°23′18″E
Alexandra Dam Cape Town Western Cape Disa River 1903 126[4] 0.03 12.1 33°59′17″S 18°24′42″E
Allemanskraal Dam Ventersburg Free State Sand River 1960 174,500
[N][5]		 26.481 38 28°17′15″S 27°9′1″E
Alphen Dam Stellenbosch Western Cape Bonte River 1990 70
[G][6]		 0.8 18.3 34°00′42″S 18°52′25″E
Arieskraal Dam Grabouw Western Cape Palmiet River 1987 17,330 1.42 34°14′40″S 18°59′03″E
Armenia Dam Hobhouse Free State Leeu River 1954 13,000
[N][5]		 3.933 22 29°21′52″S 27°7′44″E
Beervlei Dam Willowmore Eastern Cape Groot River 1957 85,800
[N][7]		 23.145 31 33°4′37″S 23°29′26″E
Bedford Dam NE van Reenen Pass Free State 2011 22,000
[I][8][9]		 2.55 41 28°14′20″S 29°35′8″E
Berg River Dam Franschhoek Western Cape Berg River 2007 130,010
[N][4]		 5.260 68 33°54′34″S 19°03′21″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
Bivane Dam (Paris Dam) Vryheid KZN Bivane River 2000 115,200 7 72 27°31′10″S 31°3′15″E
Bloemhoek Dam Kroonstad Free State Jordaan Spruit 1976 26,400 2.800 28 27°38′1″S 27°17′0″E
Bloemhof Dam (Oppermansdrif) Bloemhof border North West Free State Vaal River 1970 1,240,200
[N][5]		 230.665 33 27°40′5″S 25°37′3″E
Blyderivierpoort Dam Hoedspruit Mpumalanga Blyde River 1974 54,400
[N][10]		 2.494 71 24°32′15″S 30°47′20″E
Boegoeberg Dam Prieska Northern Cape Orange River 1929 19,800
[N][11]		 7.423 12 29°2′30″S 22°12′13″E
Bon Accord Dam Tshwane Gauteng Apies River 1925 4,400
[N][12]		 1.440 18 25°37′45″S 28°11′21″E
Bongolo Dam (Bonkolo) Queenstown Eastern Cape Komani River 1908 7,015 1.1 24 31°52′04″S 26°55′15″E
Boskop Dam Potchefstroom North West Mooi River 1959 20,840
[N][13]		 3.741 33 26°33′42″S 27°6′41″E
Boschmanskop No 1 Dam Middelburg Mpumalanga Woes-Alleen River 1995 14,400 0.185 22 26°1′6″S 29°37′50″E
Bospoort Dam Rustenburg North West Hex River 1933 15,800
[N][13]		 3.741 28 25°33′45″S 27°21′14″E
Bramhoek Dam NE van Reenen Pass KZN Braamhoek Spruit 2011 22,000
[I][8]		 2.56 27.5 28°18′41″S 29°34′35″E
Brandvlei Dam Rawsonville Western Cape Lower Brandvlei River 1983 286,040
[N][14]		 24.49 14 33°41′20″S 19°22′40″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
Bronkhorstspruit Dam Bronkhorstspruit Gauteng Bronkhorst Spruit 1950 57,400
[N][12]		 9.609 35 25°53′15″S 28°43′15″E
Buffeljags Dam Swellendam Western Cape Buffeljags River 1967 4,540
[N][14]		 1.269 24 34°01′07″S 20°31′58″E
Buffelspoort Dam Rustenburg North West Sterkstroom River 1934 10,251 1.357 34 25°46′50″S 27°29′1″E
Ceres Koekedouw Dam Ceres Western Cape Koekedouw River 2001 17,200 1.07 60 33°21′45″S 19°16′31″E
Churchill Dam (Krom River Dam) Kareedouw Eastern Cape Krom River 1943 35,500[15] 2.492 43 34°00′03″S 24°29′36″E
Clanwilliam Dam Clanwilliam Western Cape Olifants River 1935 121,800[16] 11.236 43 32°11′5″S 18°52′29″E
Craigie Burn Dam Greytown KZN Mnyamvubu River 1963 22,500
[N][3]		 2.073 38 29°9′47″S 30°17′2″E
Dap Naudé Dam Polokwane Limpopo Broederstroom River 1958 1,900
[N][2]		 .281 23 23°48′49″S 29°57′59″E
Da Gama Dam White River Mpumalanga Witwaters River 1971 13,578 1.289 38 25°8′30″S 31°1′1″E
Damani Dam (Mvuwe Dame) Thohoyandou Limpopo Mbwedi River 1991 11,000 1.30 28 22°51′3″S 30°30′56″E
Darlington Dam (Lake Mentz) Kirkwood Eastern Cape Sundays River 1922 188,800
[N][7]		 34.527 48 33°12′22″S 25°8′59″E
De Bos Dam Hemel En Aarde Western Cape Onus River 1994 5,740 0.43 24 34°22′05″S 19°14′01″E
De Hoop Dam Graaff-Reinet Eastern Cape Kamdeboo River 1938 14,500 21 32°27′1″S 24°25′4″E
De Hoop Dam (Limpopo) Steelpoort Limpopo Steelpoort River 2014 348,700 16.9 81 24°57′27″S 29°57′23″E
De Villiers Dam Cape Town Western Cape Disa River 1910 243[4] 28 33°59′31″S 18°24′35″E
Disaneng Dam Mmabatho North West Molopo River 1980 17,400 4.253 17 25°49′25″S 25°18′20″E
Doorndraai Dam Mokopane Limpopo Sterk River 1952 43,800
[N][2]		 5.606 25 24°16′45″S 28°46′1″E
Doring River Dam Indwe Eastern Cape Doring River 1971 19,690 3.592 35 31°30′47″S 27°20′30″E
Douglas Weir Douglas Northern Cape Vaal River 1977 16,700 7.991 10 29°2′37″S 23°50′11″E
Driekloof Dam Hermanus Western Cape Klip River 1989 263 0.56 15 28°31′58.5″S 29°4′05.9″E
Driekloof Dam Harrismith Free State Nuwejaar Spruit 1979 32,071
[D^]		 1.906 47 28°31′1″S 29°4′1″E
Driekoppies Dam Malelane Mpumalanga Lomati River 1998 250,900
[N][10]		 18.700 50 25°42′42″S 31°31′49″E
Driel Barrage Bergville KZN Tugela River 1973 8700 2.99 22 28°45′46″S 29°17′27″E
Ebenezer Dam Tzaneen Limpopo Groot Letaba River 1959 69,100
[N][2]		 3.862 61 23°56′30″S 29°59′1″E
Egmont Dam Van Stadensrus Free State Witte Spruit 19379300
[N][5]		 2.442 25 30°03′10″S 27°01′39″E
Eikenhof Dam Grabouw Western Cape Palmiet River 1977 28,900
[N][14]		 2.40 46 34°7′46″S 19°2′5″E
Elandskloof Dam Villiersdorp Western Cape Elands River 1976 11,017 0.700 69 33°57′1″S 19°17′1″E
Elandskuil Dam North West Swartleegte River 1969 1181
[N][13]		 0.45 11 26°20′34″S 26°46′42″E
Emmarentia Dam Johannesburg Gauteng Braamfontein Spruit 1912 250
[G][6]		 0.09 11 26°09′01″S 28°00′21″E
Engelhard Dam Letaba camp, Kruger National Park Limpopo Letaba River ~1975 23°50′30″S 31°38′15″E
Erfenis Dam Theunissen Free State Groot-Vet River 1960 206,100
[N][5]		 32.821 46 28°30′39″S 26°46′38″E
Fika-Patso Dam Phuthaditjhaba Free State Namahadi River 1987 28,000 1.585 65 28°40′20″S 28°51′24″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
Floriskraal Dam Laingsburg Western Cape Buffels River 1957 50,334 7.592 33 33°17′30″S 20°59′26″E
Gamkapoort Dam Prince Albert Western Cape Gamka River 1969 37,213 6.015 42 33°18′33″S 21°38′1″E
Garden Route Dam George Western Cape Swart River 1984 9,980 0.871 33°57′51″S 22°30′51″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
Glen Alpine Dam Mokopane Limpopo Mogalakwena River 1968 18,900
[N][2]		 4.613 28 23°11′30″S 28°41′5″E
Glen Melville Dam Grahamstown Eastern Cape Orange–Fish River Tunnel 1992 6,300[17] 33°11′6″S 26°39′19″E
Goedertrouw Dam Eshowe KZN Mhlatuze River 1982 301,300[18] 11.939 88 28°46′17″S 31°28′7″E
Grassridge Dam Hofmeyer Eastern Cape Great Brak River 1924 46,200 14.145 24 31°45′30″S 25°28′1″E
Grey Dam Grahamstown Eastern Cape Bloukrans River 1859 68[17] 33°19′29″S 26°31′40″E
Groendal Dam Uitenhage Eastern Cape Swartkops River 1934 12,100 0.960 33°42′26″S 25°15′57″E
Grootdraai Dam Standerton Mpumalanga Vaal River 1981 349,500
[N][10]		 38.813 42 26°55′9″S 29°17′1″E
Gubu Dam Stutterheim Eastern Cape Gubu River 1971 8,666 1.1 26 32°36′35″S 27°16′41″E
Hartbeespoort Dam Brits North West Crocodile River 1925 186,400
[N][13]		 20.652 59 25°43′33″S 27°50′55″E
Hazelmere Dam Hazelmere KZN Mdloti River 1977 37,133 1.813 50 29°36′1″S 31°2′30″E
Hellsgate Dam Uitenhage Eastern Cape Klip River 1910 120 26
Hely-Hutchinson Dam Cape Town Western Cape Disa River 1904 925[4] 0.16 33°58′38″S 18°24′28″E
Heyshope Dam Piet Retief Mpumalanga Assegaai River 1983 451,300
[N][10]		 50.238 29 26°59′45″S 30°31′50″E
Hluhluwe Dam Hluhluwe KZN Hluhluwe River 1965 25,900 3.64 33 28°7′19″S 32°10′45″E
Holo Hlahatse Dam Jozana's Hoek Sterkspruit Eastern Cape Hlatimnyama and Mhlangeni Rivers 10,000 0.8 30 30°38′12″S 27°22′11″E
Howieson's Poort Dam (Howison's Poort) Grahamstown Eastern Cape Kariega River 1931 227[17] 33°23′9″S 26°28′59″E
Impofu Dam Humansdorp Eastern Cape Krom River 1982 105,800
[N][7]		 6.350 75 34°5′44″S 24°41′25″E
Inanda Dam Hillcrest KZN Umgeni River 1989 241,700
[N][3]		 14.633 65 29°42′1″S 30°52′1″E
Injaka Dam (also spelled Inyaka) Hazyview Mpumalanga Marite River 2002 123,700
[N][10]		 8.111 53 24°53′6″S 31°5′5″E
Jericho Dam Amsterdam Mpumalanga Mpama River 1966 59,500 9.825 22 26°39′15″S 30°29′10″E
J.L. de Bruin Dam Burgersdorp Eastern Cape Klein Buffel River 1982 1696 0.06 15 31°01′44″S 26°37′25″E
Kalkfontein Dam Koffiefontein Free State Riet River 1938 325,100
[N][5]		 37.697 36 29°29′45″S 25°13′20″E
Kammanassie Dam De Rust Western Cape Kammanassie River 1923 35,870 3.516 35 33°38′39″S 22°24′31″E
Katrivier Dam Seymour Eastern Cape Kat River 1969 24,690 2.129 55 32°34′15″S 26°45′1″E
Katse Dam Lesotho Malibamatšo River 1996 1,950,000 35.80 185 29°20′13″S 28°30′22″E
Keerom Dam Worcester Western Cape Nuy River 1954 10,400[16] 1.17 40 33°35′10″S 19°42′27″E
Kettingspruit Dam Mpumalanga tributary of Ketting Spruit 2006 70,000 0.027 8.5 24°10′10″S 30°31′0″E
Kilburn Dam Bergville KZN Mnjaneni River 1981 35,577
[D]		 1.947 51 28°35′25″S 29°6′15″E
Kleinplaats Dam Simon's Town Western Cape 1,368[4] 0.24
Klerkskraal Dam Ventersdorp North West Mooi River 1965 7,900
[N][13]		 3.773 15 26°13′59″S 27°08′55″E
Klipberg Dam McGregor Western Cape Konings River 1964 1,980 0.26 29 33°56′29″S 19°47′36″E
Klipdrif Dam Potchefstroom North West Loop Spruit 1918 13,300
[N][13]		 4.713 12 26°37′0″S 27°18′1″E
Klipfontein Dam Vryheid KZN White Mfolozi River 1983 18,080 2.95 28 27°50′11″S 30°48′51″E
Klipkoppie Dam White River Mpumalanga White River 1960 12,256 2.354 20 25°13′1″S 31°1′10″E
Klipvoor Dam Brits North West Pienaars River 1970 47,000 7.532 30 25°7′54″S 27°48′33″E
Knellpoort Dam Wepener Free State Riet Spruit 1988 130,000
[N][5]		 9.854 50 29°46′54″S 26°53′19″E
Kogelberg Dam GrabouwWestern Cape Palmiet River 1986 17,330
[P][16]		 1.428 54 34°12′57″S 18°58′31″E
Kommandodrif Dam Cradock Eastern Cape Tarka River 1956 58,114 8.820 39 32°7′1″S 26°3′9″E
Koppies Dam Koppies Free State Renoster River 1911 42,300
[N][5]		 13.622 25 27°15′25″S 27°40′15″E
Korintepoort Dam Krantz Kloof Western Cape Korinte River 1966 8,090 1.029 16 34°00′17″S 21°09′56″E
Kouga Dam (Paul Sauer Dam) Patensie Eastern Cape Kouga River 1969 125,900
[N][7]		 5.545 81 33°44′28″S 24°35′18″E
Kromfonteinlower (Wilge) Cofferdam Witbank Mpumalanga Steenkool Spruit 1992 13,000 0.300 17 26°5′0″S 29°15′30″E
Kromfontein Middle Cofferdam Witbank Mpumalanga Steenkool Spruit 1990 18,000 16 26°7′0″S 29°15′20″E
Krugersdrift Bloemfontein Free State Modder River 1970 66,000 18.525 26 28°53′1″S 25°57′30″E
Kruismansrivier Dam Western Cape Kruismans River 1997 1,500 0.18 18 32°44′35″S 18°50′10″E
Kwaggaskloof Dam Worcester Western Cape Wabooms River 1975 169,410
[N][14]		 16.12 18 33°45′46″S 19°28′18″E
Kwene Dam (Braam Raubenheimer Dam) Lydenburg Mpumalanga Crocodile River 1987 158,900
[N][10]		 12.504 52 25°21′45″S 30°22′30″E
Lady Grey DamLady GreyEastern CapeWilgespruit1925 153 0.018 23 30°42′41″S 27°14′26″E
Laing DamEast LondonEastern CapeBuffalo River195119,8602.0384532°57′59″S 27°29′22″E
Lake Arthur DamCradockEastern CapeTarka River192410,7008.8673832°13′1″S 25°49′45″E
Lake Mzingazi DamRichards BayKZNMzingazi River194237,00011.000828°46′1″S 32°5′1″E
Lakenvallei DamCeresWestern CapeSanddrifskloof River197410,300
[N][14]		0.8255633°22′0″S 19°34′52″E
Land-en-Zeezicht Dam Helderberg Western Cape 451[4]
Leeu-Gamka DamBeaufort WestWestern CapeLeeuw River195813,6004.25815 32°37′23″S 22°00′13″E
Lewis Gay Dam Simon's Town Western Cape 182[4]
Lindleyspoort DamSwartruggensNorth WestElands River194314,3811.8013925°29′50″S 26°41′32″E
Loskop DamGroblersdalMpumalangaOlifants River1939361,500
[N][10]		24.2775425°25′1″S 29°21′1″E
Lubisi DamQamataEastern CapeIndwe River1968158,000
[N][7]		11.2905231°47′45″S 27°25′0″E
Luphephe DamMusinaLimpopoLuphephe River196314,000
[N][2]		1.4164222°38′4″S 30°24′8″E
Madikwe DamMadikweNorth WestThulane River197614,0004.3181725°23′36″S 26°35′51″E
Makuleke DamGiyaniLimpopoMphongolo River199013,0000.7502222°52′3″S 30°54′18″E
Marico-Bosveld DamGroot MaricoNorth WestGroot Marico River193327,8134.3763425°28′15″S 26°23′50″E
Metz DamTrichardsdalLimpopoMortladime River3850.5518
Middelburg DamMiddelburgMpumalangaKlein Olifants River197848,4354.6803625°46′31″S 29°32′46″E
Middle Letaba DamGiyaniLimpopoMiddle Letaba River1984171,900[19]18.7873423°16′26″S 30°24′12″E
Midmar DamHowickKZNUmgeni1965235,400
[N][3]		15.6433229°29′43″S 30°12′1″E
Misverstand DamPortervilleWestern CapeBerg River19776,400
[N][14]		2.5522633°01′32″S 18°47′20″E
Modderpoort DamBeaufort WestNorthern CapeRietfontein River195310,0000.12515 31°56′43″S 22°8′40″E
Mohale DamLesothoSenqunyane River2002938,000 22.0 14429°27′24″S 28°05′45″E
Mokolo Dam (Hans Strijdom Dam)LephalaleLimpopoMokolo River1980145,400
[N][2]		8.2885723°58′30″S 27°43′1″E
Molatedi DamZeerustNorth WestMarico River1986200,800
[N][13]		35.6702324°52′13″S 26°27′1″E
Molteno DamCape TownWestern CapeTable Mountain rivers18813,000
[N]		0.36 1533°56′18″S 18°24′43″E
Morgenstond DamAmsterdamMpumalangaNgwempisi River1978100,7739.7724326°42′40″S 30°32′41″E
Moutloatsi Setlogelo Dam (Groothoek) Thaba Nchu Free State Kgabanyane River 1981 12,000 2.5 29 29°18′12″S 26°50′49″E
Mthatha DamMthathaEastern CapeMthatha River1977253,67425.4171831°33′2″S 28°44′24″E
Mutshedzi DamThohoyandouLimpopoMutshedzi River19902,300
[N][2]		0.3922522°56′55″S 30°9′40″E
Nagle DamCato RidgeKZNUmgeni River195023,200
[N][3]		1.5614629°35′1″S 30°37′1″E
Nahoon DamEast LondonEastern CapeNahoon River196619,9342.3474432°54′36″S 27°48′55″E
Nandoni DamThohoyandouLimpopoLevuvhu River2004166,100
[N][2]		15.7004722°58′51″S 30°35′53″E
Ncora DamTsomoEastern CapeTsomo River1975150,100
[N][7]		13.9204431°47′15″S 27°40′1″E
Ngodwana DamNelspruitMpumalangaNgodwana River198410,4008.6604725°35′1″S 30°40′5″E
Ngotwane DamLobatiengNorth WestNgotwane River198218,8003.9001925°11′56″S 25°48′47″E
Nooitgedacht Dam (Vygeboom)CarolinaMpumalangaKomati River196278,400
[N][10]		4.6304225°57′1″S 30°5′1″E
Nsami Dam (Hudson Ntsanwisi Dam) Giyani Limpopo Nsama River 1976 21,900 5.15 24 23°15′16″S 30°46′14″E
Nqweba Dam (Previously Vanryneveld's Pass Dam)Graaff-ReinetEastern CapeSundays River192546,36910.285 32°14′8″S 24°31′41″E
Nwanedi DamMusinaLimpopoNwanedi River19645,100
[N][2]		0.56 3622°38′6″S 30°23′56″E
Ntshingwayo Dam (Chelmsford Dam)NewcastleKZNNsama River1961194,600
[N][3]		34.412 27°57′12″S 29°57′0″E
Nzhelele DamMusinaLimpopoNzhelele River194851,200
[N][2]		5.4424722°43′29″S 30°5′43″E
Ohrigstad DamOhrigstadMpumalangaOhrigstad River[20]195513,400[20]
[N][10]		0.99 5224°55′59″S 30°37′54″E
Olifantsnek DamRustenburgNorth WestHex River192814,2002.5483125°47′3″S 27°15′52″E
Oliphantskop DamLadysmithKZNSondagsrivier19840,0000.0001628°28′5″S 30°3′23″E
Osplaas DamDe DoornsWestern Cape-20072,700
[21]		-3433°27′4.77″S 19°43′54.86″E
Oudebaaskraal DamCeresWestern CapeTankwa River196934,0008.0002132°23′26″S 19°53′35″E
Oxkraal DamQueenstownEastern CapeOxkraal River198914,900
[N][7]		2.2 3032°12′43″S 26°45′12″E
Phiphidi DamThohoyandouLimpopoMutshindudi River1971187,35516
Pietersfontein DamMontaguWestern CapePietersfontein River19681,9840.0331833°40′12″S 20°00′59″E
Pongolapoort DamJoziniKZNPongola River19732,267,100
[N][3]		132.7288927°25′15″S 32°4′30″E
Poortjieskloof DamMontaguWestern CapeGroot River19559,700
[N][14]		1.0293833°51′30″S 20°22′16″E
Potchefstroom DamPotchefstroomNorth WestMooi River19502,027 0.77 8 26°40′12″S 27°5′50″E
Qedusizi DamLadysmithKZNKlip River1998194,0002.5 28°32′30″S 29°44′41″E
Rhenosterkop DamMarble HallMpumalangaElands River1984204,600
[N][10]		62.400 25°5′55″S 28°55′5″E
Rietvlei DamTshwaneGautengRietvlei River, a tributary to the Hennops River193312,300
[N][12][22]		1.8902125°52′36″S 28°15′57″E
Rockview DamGrabouwWestern CapePalmiet River198616,630
[P][23]		0.7754834°11′30″S 18°57′17″E
Roode Els Berg DamDe DoornsWestern CapeSanddrifskloof River19698210
[24]		367233°26′10″S 19°34′05″E
Roodekoppies DamBritsNorth WestCrocodile River1984103,00015.7102525°24′15″S 27°35′29″E
Roodeplaat DamTshwaneGautengPienaars River195941,200
[N][12]		3.9525925°37′15″S 28°22′1″E
Rust de Winter Dam Pretoria Limpopo Elands River 1934 28,200 4.73 31 25°14′0″S 28°31′3″E
Rustfontein DamThaba NchuFree StateModder River195572,20011.5853629°16′15″S 26°37′1″E
Sandile DamKeiskammahoekEastern CapeKeiskamma River198330,9601.4606132°43′0″S 27°6′4″E
Settlers DamGrahamstownEastern CapeKariega River19625,300[17]1.01 21 33°24′42″S 26°30′34″E
Setumo DamMmabathoNorth WestMolopo River199519,6004.4731725°51′30″S 25°30′1″E
Shongweni Dam (Ntshongweni Dam)HillcrestKZNSterkspruit and Wekeweke Rivers19272,200 0.3 39 29°51′25″S 30°43′20″E
Silvermine DamCape TownWestern Cape189882 0.04 9 34°4′31″S 18°23′56″E
Slangdraai DamLadysmithKZNSundays River198610,3002.400 28°14′24″S 29°44′58″E
Smartt DamBritstownNorthern CapeOngers River1912100,30031.569 30°36′48″S 23°18′2″E
Sol Plaatje Dam (Previously Saulspoort Dam)BethlehemFree StateLiebenbergsvlei River196815,6763.5602428°13′1″S 28°22′1″E
Spioenkop DamBergvilleKZNTugela River1973270,600
[N][3]		15.31453 28°40′53″S 29°31′1″E
Spitskop DamSchmidtsdriftNorthern CapeHarts River197457,800[11]25.3121828°7′29″S 24°30′9″E
Spring Grove Dam Nottingham Road KZN Mooi River 2013 139,300 10.2 32 29°19′23″S 29°56′38″E
Steenbras Dam (lower) Gordons Bay Western Cape Steenbras River 1921 33517[4] 3.642 37 34°11′15″S 18°51′4″E
Steenbras Upper Dam Gordons Bay Western Cape Steenbras River 1977 31767
[S][4]		 2.750 37 34°10′5″S 18°54′5″E
Steenbras Hydro-Electric Lower DamGordons BayWestern CapeSir Lowry's Pass River19773,560
[S]		0.353134°8′50″S 18°54′0″E
Sterkfontein DamHarrismithFree StateNuwejaar Spruit19802,616,900
[N][5]		67.2609328°23′15″S 29°1′10″E
Stettynskloof DamWorcesterWestern CapeHolsloot River195514,700
[N][14]		1.0044833°50′14″S 19°15′8″E
Stompdrift DamDe RustWestern CapeOlifants River196546,2706.2034933°30′45″S 22°35′8″E
Taung DamTaungNorth WestHarts River199358,9004.6504427°31′35″S 24°51′16″E
Theewaterskloof Dam Villiersdorp Western Cape Riviersonderend River 1978 480188
[N][14][4]		 51.204 38 34°4′45″S 19°17′1″E
Tierpoort Dam Bloemfontein Free State Tierpoort River 1990 34,000 9.11 20 29°25′20″S 26°08′10″E
Trichardtsfontein DamTrichardtMpumalangaTrichardt Spruit198115,2002.4592626°29′53″S 29°14′1″E
Tsojana DamCofimvabaEastern CapeTsojana River197812,3402.3602331°53′0″S 27°38′1″E
Tweedraai DamTrichardtMpumalangaTrichardt Spruit199116,0002.3702126°25′45″S 29°13′0″E
Tzaneen Dam (previously Fanie Botha Dam)TzaneenLimpopoGroot Letaba River1977157,29111.6365023°47′37″S 30°9′48″E
Vaal BarrageVanderbijlparkGautengVaal River1923[25]56,71213.4851026°45′53″S 27°41′30″E
Vaal DamDeneysvilleFree State GautengVaal River19392,603,400
[N][5]		322.7556326°53′1″S 28°7′20″E
Vaalharts Storage WeirWarrentonNorth WestVaal River193648,700[11]1.1891228°06′55″S 24°55′32″E
Vaalkop DamBeestekraalNorth WestElands River, Hex River201053,500[26]11.1 33 25°18′37″S 27°28′33″E
Vanderkloof Dam (previously P.K. Le Roux Dam)PetrusvilleNorthern Cape, Free StateOrange River19773,171,300
[N][5]		133.40210829°59′29″S 24°43′55″E
Vanwyksvlei DamVanwyksvleiNorthern CapeVanwyksvlei1884143,08149.93415 30°22′46″S 21°48′41″E
Victoria Dam Cape Town Western Cape Disa River 1895 128[4] 0.05 6 33°59′11″S 18°24′29″E
Voëlvlei Dam Gouda Western Cape Voëlvlei Lake[V] 1971 164095
[N][14][4]		 15.730 10 33°20′15″S 19°2′1″E
Vondo DamSibasaLimpopoMutshundudi River198230,5402.19 4722°56′45″S 30°20′7″E
Vygeboom DamBadplaasMPKomati River197183,000
[N][27]		6.74525°52′53″S 30°37′9″E
Wagendrift DamEstcourtKZNBushmans River196355,900
[N][3]		5.0844129°2′15″S 29°51′1″E
Waterdown DamWhittleseaEastern CapeKlipplaat River195838,4002.6084432°17′15″S 26°51′1″E
Welbedacht DamWepenerFree StateCaledon River197310,200
[N][5]		10.1853229°54′34″S 26°51′37″E
Wemmershoek Dam Franschhoek Western Cape Wemmers River 1957 58644
[N][14][4]		 2.960 53 33°50′1″S 19°5′20″E
Westoe DamAmsterdamMpumalangaUsutu River196861,9007.3332626°30′15″S 30°37′5″E
Witbank DamWitbankMpumalangaOlifants River1971104,000
[N][10]		12.1124425°53′30″S 29°19′1″E
Witklip DamSabieMpumalangaSand River196912,9701.8752125°14′10″S 30°54′1″E
Wolwedans DamMossel BayWestern CapeGreat Brak River199025,5301.10070 34°0′51″S 22°13′44″E
Woodhead Dam Cape Town Western Cape Disa River 1897 954[4] 0.16 38 33°58′38″S 18°24′8″E
Woodstock DamBergvilleKZNTugela River1983373,300
[N][3]		29.1294928°45′31″S 29°14′46″E
Wriggleswade DamStutterheimEastern CapeKubusi River199193,20010.0003532°34′1″S 27°35′0″E
Xilinxa Dam Idutywa Eastern Cape Xilinxa River 1972 13,900 2.81 25 32°08′32″S 28°05′57″E
Xonxa DamQueenstownEastern CapeWhite Kei River1974115,900
[N][7]		12.8814931°51′0″S 27°11′13″E
Zaaihoek DamWakkerstroomMpumalangaSlang River1988184,600
[N][3]		12.4464627°26′1″S 30°4′30″E
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