List of Water Management Areas
[[Category:Pages with lower-case short description|parts of South Africa that are managed by the Water Boards.]]
Water Management Areas (WMAs) are parts of South Africa that are managed by Catchment Management Agencies (CMAs). A CMA is established in terms of the National Water Act of 1998. (As of December 2020 only two CMAs have been established).
The list should be complete, and in accordance with the definitions of the Department of Water Affairs. Apart from these WMAs they also have a number of Water Drainage Areas (some dams are only used for drainage, some seem to be used for both).
List of Water Management Areas[]
Name of WMA | Gross capacity x10³M³ | Nr. | Main rivers | Location |
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Berg Water Management Area | 416 | 19 | Berg River, Diep River and | Around Cape Town, Western Cape |
Breede Water Management Area | 1 039 | 18 | Breede River, Riviersonderend River, , Bot River and Palmiet River | Around Cape Aghulas, Western Cape |
Crocodile (West) and Marico Water Management Area | 814 | 3 | Crocodile River and Marico River | Mostly North West |
Fish to Tsitsikama Water Management Area | 726 | 15 | Great Fish River, Kowie River, Boesmans River, Sundays River, Gamtoos River, Kromme River, Tsitsikamma River and | Western part of Eastern Cape |
Gouritz Water Management Area | 261 | 16 | Gouritz River, Olifants River, , Gamka River, Buffels River, Touws River, and Duiwenhoks River | Eastern part of Western Cape |
Inkomati Water Management Area | 1 049 | 5 | Komati River and Crocodile River | Eastern Mpumalanga |
Limpopo Water Management Area | 281 | 1 | Limpopo River, Matlabas River, Mokolo River, Lephalala River, Mogalakwena River, Sand River, Nzhelele River and Nwanedi River | Limpopo province |
Lower Orange Water Management Area | 36 | 14 | , and Orange River | Mostly Northern Cape |
Lower Vaal Water Management Area | 106 | 10 | Harts River, Molopo River and Vaal River | North West and northern Northern Cape |
Luvubu and Letaba Water Management Area | 652 | , Luvuvhu River and Letaba River | Northeast Limpopo | |
Middle Vaal Water Management Area | 1 673 | 9 | Mooi River, Vet River and Vaal River | Northwest Free State |
Mvoti to Umzimkulu Water Management Area | 806 | 11 | Mvoti River, , Mdloti River, , Umgeni River, , , Umkomazi River, , Umzimkulu River, Mtamvuna River | Around Durban |
Mzimvubu to Keiskamma Water Management Area | 1 070 | 12 | , , Mzimvubu River, , Mtata River, , Mbashe River, , , Buffalo River, Nahoon River, Groot Kei River | Rest of Eastern Cape |
Olifants Water Management Area | 1 074 | 4 | Elands River, Wilge River, Steelpoort River and Olifants River | Southern part of Limpopo, northern Mpumalanga |
Olifants/Doorn Water Management Area | 128 | 17 | Olifants River, , Krom River, , and | Western Cape north of Cape Town |
Thukela Water Management Area | 1 110 | 7 | Thukela River | Western KwaZulu-Natal |
Upper Orange WMA | 11 566 | 13 | Modder River, Riet River, Caledon River and Orange River | Southern Free State |
Upper Vaal WMA | 5 630 | 8 | Wilge River, Liebenbergsvlei River and Vaal River | Gauteng, northern Free State, southern Mpumalanga |
Usutu to Mhlatuze Water Management Area | 3 283 | 6 | Usutu River, Pongola River, Mhlatuze River, Mfolozi River and | Northern KwaZulu-Natal |
See also[]
- List of dams and reservoirs in South Africa
- List of drainage basins of South Africa
- List of rivers of South Africa
References[]
Categories:
- Dams in South Africa
- South Africa-related lists
- Water Management Areas