Vaal Dam

The Vaal Dam in was constructed in 1938 and lies 77 km south of OR Tambo International Airport, . The lake behind the dam wall has a surface area of about 320 square kilometres and is 47 meters deep.
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: dam on the Vaal River in South Africa
  • Also known as: Vaal Bank

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oranjeville.

Suburb
is a small town situated on the banks of the in the Free State province of . The town is on the southern bank of the Vaal Dam, 14 kilometres south-east of and 46 kilometres north-east of . is situated 8 km south of Vaal Dam.

Vaal Dam

Latitude
-26.91739° or 26° 55′ 3″ south
Longitude
28.20609° or 28° 12′ 22″ east
Elevation
1,486 metres (4,875 feet)
Open location code
5G5C36M4+2C
Geo­Names ID
945603
Wiki­data ID
Q978936
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yoruba—“Vaal Dam” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Vaaldam
  • Cebuano: Vaal Dam
  • Chinese: 瓦爾水壩
  • German: Vaal-Talsperre
  • Igbo: Ihe mgbochi mmiri Vaal
  • Italian: diga di Vaal
  • Korean: 발댐
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Vaaldemningen
  • Norwegian: Vaaldemningen
  • Persian: سد وال
  • Polish: Vaal Dam
  • Spanish: Embalse de Vaal
  • Yoruba: Vaal Dam

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Lepelkop and Bultkop.

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