Rietvlei Dam

The Rietvlei dam is an earth-fill type dam and is one of a number of dams supplying water to the region of . It supplies around 41 million liters of drinking water daily, about 5.9% of the water requirement of .
  • Reservoir
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,477 metres (4,846 feet)
  • Description: dam in Pretoria, Gauteng
  • Also known as
    “Rietvlei”
    “Rietvlei River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rietvlei Nature Reserve and Cornwall Hill College.
is a private, boarding English… is situated 3½ km west of Rietvlei Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elardus Park and Wingate Park.
is a residential suburb of the city of , . is situated 5 km north of Rietvlei Dam.
is a suburb of the city of , . is situated 5 km north of Rietvlei Dam.
is a village of 2,700 people on the outskirts of in , .

Rietvlei Dam

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Latitude
-25.87752° or 25° 52′ 39″ south
Longitude
28.27196° or 28° 16′ 19″ east
Open location code
5G6C47CC+XQ
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yoruba—“Rietvlei Dam” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Rietvleidam”
  • Arabic: “سد ريتفلي”
  • Chinese: “里特弗莱大坝”
  • Hausa: “Dam ɗin Rietvlei”
  • Italian: “diga di Rietvlei”
  • Persian: “سد ریتولی”
  • Tswana: “Letamo la Rietvlei”
  • Uzbek: “Rietvlei toʻgʻoni”
  • Yoruba: “Rietvlei Dam”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cornwall Hill and Koppie Smuts.

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