Vet River

The Vet River is a westward-flowing tributary of the in central . Its sources are between and and the Vet River flows roughly northwestwards to meet the Vaal at the Bloemhof Dam near . was built on this river in order to provide water for the town of .

Vet River

Latitude
-27.79636° or 27° 47′ 47″ south
Longitude
25.77288° or 25° 46′ 22″ east
Elevation
1,230 metres (4,035 feet)
Open location code
5G476Q3F+F5
Geo­Names ID
944073
Wiki­data ID
Q3644278
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Vet River” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Vetrivier
  • Catalan: Vet
  • Cebuano: Vetrivier (suba sa Habagatang Aprika, Free State, lat -27,80, long 25,77)
  • Cebuano: Vetrivier
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر ڤيت
  • German: Vet
  • Irish: Abhainn Vet
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Vet
  • Portuguese: Rio Vet
  • Swahili: Mto Vet
  • Welsh: Afon Vet

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