3-720: Bivane Dam (formerly known as the Paris Dam ) is an arch type dam on the Bivane River , near Vryheid , KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa . It was established in 2000. Its primary purpose is for irrigation and domestic use. The owner is the Impala User Association. Its hazard potential is ranked category 3. This article about a dam or floodgate in South Africa is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bivane River The Bivane River (also Pivaan River ),
6-644: A right bank tributary of the Pongola River , is situated in northern KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa . The ultimate source of the river is at over 2,000 m a.s.l. in the uplands north of Utrecht . It flows between rolling uplands dotted with commercial plantations, passing under the Kruger Bridge of 1898, before reaching Pivaansbad south of Paulpietersburg , where hot springs and the Natal Spa resort are located. Downstream it enters open but hilly terrain until it enters
9-648: The Bivane Dam , where the Bivane Dam resort and a nature reserve of 2,000 ha are located. Downstream of the dam the river enters more rugged terrain, and the turbulent waters are popular with canoeists, and besides for river rafting. This area is also the starting point for the annual Ithala Challenge Canoe Marathon. The river has a confluence with the Pongola on the western boundary of the Ithala Game Reserve , not far from
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