3-510: Koppies Dam is a combined gravity and arch type dam located on the Renoster River , near Koppies , Free State , South Africa . The Koppies Dam Nature Reserve contains the dam. It was established in 1911 and its primary purpose is to serve for irrigation and domestic use. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3). This article about a dam or floodgate in South Africa
6-549: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Koppies Koppies is a small town (railway station) situated near the Renoster River in the Free State province of South Africa . The town is situated 63 km north-east of Kroonstad , 48 km west of Heilbron and 42 km south-south-east of Parys . It was laid out as a township in 1910 and became a municipality in 1926. Formerly Kopjes, meaning 'hills',
9-401: The name is derived from that of the farm on which it was laid out, Honingkopjes, Dutch for 'honey hills'. General De Wet donated his Farm "Rooipoort" to be set up for under-privileged whites in the form of a few morgen irrigation land, and then a few morgen "dry" land for cultivating maize, etc. By the time the people got out of the war they were very poor, and were supplied with a few eggs and
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