Vanderkloof Dam

The Vanderkloof Dam is situated approximately 130 km downstream from and is fed by the , South Africa's largest river. Vanderkloof Dam is the second-largest dam in South Africa, having the highest dam wall in the country at 108 metres.
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: dam in Between Northern Cape and Free State
  • Also known as: “Vanderkloof Hydroelectric Power Station”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vanderkloof.

Photo: Wesley olis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and holiday resort on the shores of the Dam on the Orange River in the region of province in .

Vanderkloof Dam

Latitude
-29.99361° or 29° 59′ 37″ south
Longitude
24.73006° or 24° 43′ 48″ east
Operator
Eskom
Open location code
5G262P4J+H2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 685871798
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q3445636
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yoruba—“Vanderkloof Dam” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “P.K. le Roux Dam”
  • Afrikaans: “P.K. le Rouxdam”
  • Afrikaans: “Vanderkloofdam”
  • Dutch: “Vanderkloofdam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد فاندركلوف”
  • French: “barrage de Vanderkloof”
  • French: “Barrage de Vanderkloof”
  • German: “Talsperre Vanderkloof”
  • Hausa: “Dam ɗin Vanderkloof”
  • Italian: “diga di Vanderkloof”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vanderkloof-dammen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vanderkloof-demningen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vanderkloofdamm”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vanderkloofdemningen”
  • Norwegian: “Vanderkloof-demningen”
  • Persian: “سد وندرکلوف”
  • Spanish: “Embalse de Vanderkloof”
  • Tswana: “Letamo la vanderkloof”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Vanderkloof”
  • Yoruba: “Vanderkloof Dam”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nederduitse Gereformeerde Gemeente Vanderklof and Vanderkloof Holiday Resort.

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