Beervlei Dam, Eastern Cape... The rare overflow.... So, everyone always wonders about Beervlei Dam, which is a dam across the Groot River, Eastern Cape near Willowmore. It has the capacity of 85,800,000 cubic metres, and a surface area of 23.145 square kilometres, and the dam wall is 31 m high. The main purpose of the dam is to provide flood absorption. It usually stands empty and while we have many photos of the dam either empty or with water, this is how it looks when the gates are opened to c

The Vanderkloof Dam is the second-largest dam in South Africa, having the highest dam wall in the country at 108 metres. Between the Northern Cape and the Free State. Video by Stephan Breedenkamp We add some useless facts... Perceptions are that the Vaal Dam is the largest by volume ( or water retained). Here are the top 5 largest dams and their current levels: Gariep (5,340,000 megalitres) - 106.1% Vanderkloof (3,187,557 megalitres) - 102.7% Sterkfontein (2,616,000 megalitres) - 103.9% Vaal (2,