Resource Management Maps

Approximate water balance for natural runoff in the Orange-Senqu River basin.

Distribution of cultivated land in the Orange-Senqu River basin.

Major hydroelectric power generation dams in the basin.

Protected areas in the Orange-Senqu River basin.

The major water transfer schemes of the Orange-Senqu River basin.

Katse Dam, Lesotho is the keystone in the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.

Hardap Dam, located on the Fish River, near Mariental, Namibia.

Naute Dam, located on the Lowen River, a tributary of the Fish River, provides water to the community of Keetmanshoop.

Vanderkloof Dam, on the Orange-Senqu River, has the largest dam wall in South Africa, at 108m.

The Vaal Dam is located approximately 70 km south of Johannesburg.

The Bloemhof Dam provides water to users in the Lower Vaal region.

Distribution of small-scale water supply schemes in Lesotho.

The Stampriet Artesian Basin.

Distirbution of major irrigation schemes in the Orange-Senqu River basin.

The Vanderkloof to Riet and Riet river canals, supplying water for irrigation and domestic use.

Future water infrastructure planned throughout the Orange-Senqu River basin.

Phase II of the LHWP expands the current capacity with an additional dam and transfers.

Department of Water Affairs (DWA), South Africa surface water monitoring sites in the Orange-Senqu River basin.