| Vaal Dam | |
|---|---|
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  Location of Vaal Dam in South Africa | |
| Official name | Vaal Dam |
| Country | South Africa |
| Location | Border Gauteng and Free State |
| Coordinates | 26°53′41″S 28°08′44″E / 26.89472°S 28.14555°E |
| Purpose | Domestic and industrial water |
| Opening date | 1938 |
| Owner(s) | Dept of Water Affairs |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity dam |
| Impounds | Vaal River |
| Height | 54.2 m |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Vaal Dam |
| Total capacity | 2,609,799,000 cubic metres (9.21642×1010 cu ft)[1] |
| Surface area | 320 square kilometres (120 sq mi)[1] |
The Vaal Dam in South Africa was constructed in 1938 and lies 77 km south of OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg. The lake behind the dam wall has a surface area of about 320 square kilometres (120 sq mi)[1] and is 47 meters deep. The Vaal Dam lies on the Vaal River, which is one of South Africa's strongest-flowing rivers. Other rivers flowing into the dam are the Wilge River, Molspruit and Grootspruit.[2] It has over 800 kilometres (500 mi) of shoreline and is South Africa's second biggest dam by area and the fourth largest by volume.
- ^ a b c "VAAL DAM". Department of Water Affairs. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ Vaal (reservoir) Archived 22 June 2004 at the Wayback Machine