4-769: Oranjeville is a small town situated on the banks of the Wilge River in the Free State province of South Africa . The town is on the southern bank of the Vaal Dam , 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Deneysville and 46 kilometres (29 mi) north-east of Heilbron . It takes its name from the Orange Free State , Oranje-Vrystaat in Afrikaans. It was established as a stop-over for wagoners travelling between Heilbron , Frankfort and Vereeniging . The main road passing through
8-580: Is transferred from the Tugela River basin to the Vaal River basin. The largemouth yellowfish is present in the waters of the Wilge River, reaching quite a large size. Its sources are about 50 km northeast of Harrismith , at the border with KwaZulu-Natal . In its upper course the river flows roughly southwestwards from its source, then westwards while bending northwards towards Harrismith, skirting
12-741: The southern end of the Platberg where there is the confluence with the Nuwejaarspruit from the left. Further north the Elands River joins its left bank. Then the Meul River and the Cornelis River join its right bank. It continues flowing in a NNW direction, being joined by the Liebenbergsvlei River from the left, while passing near Frankfort and flowing northwestwards until it finally meets
16-585: The town is the R716 road , called Malan Street in Oranjeville. This Free State location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Wilge River The Wilge River ( Afrikaans : Wilgerivier , meaning "willow river") is a tributary of the Vaal River in central South Africa . This river is important as part of the Tugela-Vaal Water Transfer Scheme where water
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