Vaal Dam
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 and is 47 meters deep.
- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 1,486 metres (4,875 feet)
- …dates from 1938
- Description: dam on the Vaal River in South Africa
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deneysville.
Deneysville
Deneysville is a small town on the banks of the Vaal Dam in the Free State province of South Africa.
Vaal Dam
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Latitude
-26.88255° or 26° 52′ 57″ south
Longitude
28.11526° or 28° 6′ 55″ east
Open location code
5G5C4488+X4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yoruba—“Vaal Dam” goes by many names.
VaaldamAfrikaans
سد فالArabic
Vaal DamCebuano
瓦爾水壩Chinese
Baraas VaalFulah
Rashin ruwa na VaalHausa
Ihe mgbochi mmiri VaalIgbo
diga di VaalItalian
발댐Korean
VaaldemningenNorwegian
VaaldemningenNorwegian Bokmål
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