Vaal River

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The Vaal River is one of South Africa’s major rivers, forming part of the border of Gauteng and serving as a key source of water for industry, agriculture, and urban areas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
basinCountry South Africa
continent Africa
country South Africa
environmentalIssue eutrophication
industrial pollution
sewage contamination
flowsInto Orange River
formsBorderWith Free State
Gauteng
North West Province
hasDam Bloemhof Dam
Vaal Dam
hasTributary Klip River
Vaalharts River
Wilge River
languageOfName Afrikaans
length approximately 1120 km
locatedIn South Africa
majorRiverOf South Africa
mouth Orange River
nameMeaning dull
grey
partOf Orange–Vaal river basin
linked to: Vaal River
passesNear Parys
Sasolburg
Vaal Triangle
primaryUse agricultural irrigation
industrial water supply
urban water supply
region Free State
Highveld
Northern Cape
riverSystem Orange River system
sourceRegion Drakensberg
Mpumalanga
suppliesWaterTo Gauteng
Johannesburg metropolitan area
Pretoria metropolitan area
linked to: Tshwane

Vanderbijlpark
Vereeniging
usedFor domestic water supply
inland fisheries
mining industry water supply
power generation cooling water
recreation
waterManagementArea Lower Vaal Water Management Area
Middle Vaal Water Management Area
Upper Vaal Water Management Area

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Gauteng hasMajorRiver Vaal River
Free State contains Vaal River
Transvaal namedAfter Vaal River
Vredefort Dome nearRiver Vaal River
Vereeniging locatedOnRiver Vaal River
Orange Free State majorRiver Vaal River
Orange River majorTributary Vaal River
Vanderbijlpark locatedOnRiver Vaal River
Vaal Triangle namedAfter Vaal River
Vaal Triangle centeredOn Vaal River
Vaal Triangle partOf Vaal River basin
linked to: Vaal River
Vaal Triangle hasRiver Vaal River
Klerksdorp locatedOn Vaal River basin
linked to: Vaal River
Vaal River partOf Orange–Vaal river basin
linked to: Vaal River
Vredefort locatedOnRiver Vaal River
subject linked to: town of Vredefort
Sasolburg locatedNear Vaal River
Sasolburg hasRiver Vaal River
George William Stow (coal-mining town proposal) associatedWithRiver Vaal River
Parys locatedOnRiver Vaal River
Standerton locatedOnRiver Vaal River
Standerton riverBasin Vaal River basin
linked to: Vaal River
Klerksdorp locatedOnRiver Vaal River basin
linked to: Vaal River
Fezile Dabi District Municipality locatedOn Vaal River basin
linked to: Vaal River
Vaal Dam locatedOnRiver Vaal River
Upper Vaal Water Management Area locatedIn Vaal River basin
linked to: Vaal River
Johannesburg drainage system drainsTo Vaal River basin
linked to: Vaal River
Bloemhof Dam locatedOnRiver Vaal River
Bloemhof Dam partOf Vaal River system
linked to: Vaal River
Bloemhof Dam waterSource Vaal River
Middle Vaal Water Management Area locatedIn Vaal River catchment
linked to: Vaal River
Middle Vaal Water Management Area partOf Vaal River system
linked to: Vaal River
Middle Vaal Water Management Area riverBasin Vaal River basin
linked to: Vaal River
Lower Vaal Water Management Area locatedIn Vaal River Basin
linked to: Vaal River
Gariep River majorTributary Vaal River
Klip River partOf Vaal River basin
linked to: Vaal River
Klip River partOf Vaal River catchment area
linked to: Vaal River