Vet River
| Vet | |
|---|---|
| File:Bloemhof Dam. View from the Freestate side.jpg The Bloemhof Dam, at the confluence of the Vet with the Vaal River | |
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| Etymology | Translated into Afrikaans from its Khoekhoe name Geigoub, meaning 'great fat'.[1] |
| Native name | Geigoub (Khoekhoe) |
| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Region | Free State |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Between Marquard and Clocolan |
| • elevation | 1,269 m (4,163 ft) |
| Mouth | Vaal River |
• location | Bloemhof Dam |
• coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
• elevation | 1,241 m (4,072 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Sand River |
The Vet River (Afrikaans: Vetrivier, "fat river") is a westward-flowing tributary of the Vaal River in central South Africa. Its sources are between Marquard and Clocolan and the Vet River flows roughly northwestwards to meet the Vaal at the Bloemhof Dam near Hoopstad.
Erfenis Dam was built on this river in order to provide water for the town of Theunissen.[2]
Tributaries
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Its main tributary is the Sand River which joins it from the east.
The actual Vet river is formed at the confluence of the Klein Vet and the Groot Vet upstream from the Erfenis Dam.[3]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Dictionary of Southern African Place Names
- ^ Op pad in Suid-Afrika. 1995. Bl 263
- ^ Middle Vaal WMA 9
