3-551: The Wagendrift Dam is a multi-arch type dam located on the Bushman's River , upstream of Estcourt , in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa . It was completed in 1963 and serves mainly for irrigation purposes, domestic water supply and industrial demands. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3). This article about a dam or floodgate in South Africa is
6-580: A stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bushman%27s River The Bushman's River ( Afrikaans : Boesmansrivier ) is an east to north-easterly flowing tributary of the Tugela River , in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa . It rises in the Drakensberg Mountain range, with its upper catchment in the Giant's Castle Game Reserve , north of the Giant's Castle promontory. It feeds
9-659: The Wagendrift Dam and then flows past the town of Estcourt to join the Tugela River near the town of Weenen . Its tributaries include the Little Bushmans River which joins the Bushmans River at Estcourt, Rensburgspruit, Mtontwanes River and the Mugwenya River . The Wagendrift Dam near Estcourt is its major reservoir. Several densely populated rural villages, many inhabited by the amaHlubi , are found in
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