Lijst van grootste dammen in Zuid-Afrika
Hieronder volgt een lijst van de grootste dammen en stuwmeren in Zuid-Afrika, gemeten naar capaciteit.
| Dam | Provincie | Bouwjaar | Capaciteit 10³ m³ |
Oppervlakte meer 10³ m² |
Hoogte damwal m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gariep | Vrijstaat/Oost-Kaap | 1971 | 5.342.932 | 352.162 | 88 |
| Vanderkloof | Vrijstaat/Noord-Kaap | 1977 | 3.187.073 | 133.402 | 108 |
| Sterkfontein | Vrijstaat | 1980 | 2.616.950 | 67.260 | 93 |
| Vaal | Gauteng/Vrijstaat | 1938 | 2.609.799 | 322.755 | 63 |
| Pongolapoort | KwaZoeloe-Natal | 1973 | 2.267.068 | 132.728 | 89 |
| Bloemhof | Noordwest/Vrijstaat | 1970 | 1.218.078 | 230.665 | 33 |
| Theewaterskloof | West-Kaap | 1978 | 480.406 | 50.822 | 38 |
| Groter Brandvlei | West-Kaap | 1989 | 474.046 | 41.122 | 18 |
| Heyshope | Mpumalanga | 1983 | 453.440 | 50.238 | 29 |
| Loskop | Mpumalanga | 1939 | 374.307 | 24.277 | 54 |
| Woodstock | KwaZoeloe-Natal | 1983 | 373.260 | 29.129 | 49 |
| Grootdraai | Mpumalanga | 1981 | 356.023 | 38.823 | 42 |
| De Hoop | Limpopo | 2014 | 347.600 | 16.900 | 81 |
| Goedertrouw | KwaZoeloe-Natal | 1982 | 301.278 | 11.939 | 88 |
| Albert Falls | KwaZoeloe-Natal | 1976 | 289.166 | 23.521 | 33 |
| Spioenkop | KwaZoeloe-Natal | 1973 | 272.265 | 15.314 | 53 |
| Kalkfontein | Vrijstaat | 1938 | 258.274 | 37.697 | 36 |
| Mthathadam | Oost-Kaap | 1977 | 253.674 | 25.417 | 38 |
| Inanda | KwaZoeloe-Natal | 1989 | 251.641 | 14.633 | 65 |
| Driekoppies | Mpumalanga | 1998 | 251.000 | 18.700 | 50 |
| Erfenis | Vrijstaat | 1960 | 207.500 | 32.821 | 46 |
| Rhenosterkop | Limpopo | 1984 | 205.800 | 62.400 | 36 |
| Molatedi | Noordwest | 1986 | 200.951 | 35.670 | 23 |
| Hartbeespoort | Noordwest | 1925 | 195.050 | 20.652 | 59 |
| Ntshingwayo | KwaZoeloe-Natal | 1961 | 194.586 | 34.412 | 25 |
| Darlington | Oost-Kaap | 1922 | 187.691 | 34.527 | 48 |
| Phiphidi | Limpopo | 1971 | 187.355 | 16 | |
| Zaaihoek | Mpumalanga | 1988 | 184.872 | 12.446 | 46 |
| Allemanskraal | Vrijstaat | 1960 | 179.310 | 26.481 | 38 |
| Midmar | KwaZoeloe-Natal | 1965 | 175.056 | 15.643 | 32 |
| Kwaggaskloof | West-Kaap | 1975 | 175.044 | 16.876 | 18 |
| Middel-Letaba | Limpopo | 1984 | 173.128 | 18.787 | 34 |
| Voëlvlei | West-Kaap | 1971 | 168.153 | 15.730 | 10 |
| Nandoni | Limpopo | 2004 | 164.000 | 15.700 | 47 |
| Kwena | Mpumalanga | 1987 | 158.932 | 12.504 | 52 |
| Lubisi | Oost-Kaap | 1968 | 157.900 | 11.290 | 52 |
| Tzaneen | Limpopo | 1977 | 157.291 | 11.636 | 50 |
| Ncora | Oost-Kaap | 1975 | 150.092 | 13.920 | 44 |
| Mokolo | Limpopo | 1980 | 145.919 | 8.288 | 57 |
| Vanwyksvlei | Noord-Kaap | 1884 | 143.081 | 49.934 | 15 |
| Knellpoort | Vrijstaat | 1988 | 136.150 | 9.854 | 50 |
| Qedusizi | KwaZoeloe-Natal | 1998 | 133.295 | 19.594 | 32 |
| Kouga | Oost-Kaap | 1969 | 128.490 | 5.545 | 81 |
| Bergrivier | West-Kaap | 2007 | 126.400 | 5.260 | 60 |
| Inyaka | Mpumalanga | 2002 | 125.027 | 8.111 | 53 |
| Clanwilliam | West-Kaap | 1935 | 123.689 | 11.236 | 43 |
| Xonxa | Oost-Kaap | 1974 | 121.099 | 12.881 | 49 |
| Bivane | KwaZoeloe-Natal | 2000 | 115.000 | 72 | |
| Impofu | Oost-Kaap | 1982 | 106.885 | 6.350 | 75 |
| Witbank | Mpumalanga | 1971 | 104.018 | 12.112 | 44 |
| Roodekopjes | Noordwest | 1986 | 103.000 | 15.700 | 25 |
Bron
- (en) SANCOLD, the South African National Committee on Large Dams, sancold.org.za