Rietvlei Dam, Rietvlei Nature Reserve

Name: Rietvlei Dam
Address: Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa

#1 among attractions in Rietvlei Nature Reserve

Natural attraction, Top attraction, Lake

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The Rietvlei dam is an earth-fill type dam and is one of a number of dams supplying water to the Pretoria region of South Africa. It supplies around 41 million liters of drinking water daily, about 5.9% of the water requirement of Pretoria. The dam mainly serves for municipal and industrial use. Its hazard potential has been ranked high. ()

Local name: RietvleidamOpened: 1934 (90 years ago)Length: 1148 ftHeight: 105 ftReservoir area: 0.73 mi²Elevation: 4846 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 25°52'40"S, 28°16'29"E

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Day trips

Rietvlei Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Smuts House Museum, Jean Crossing, Irene, Moreleta Kloof Nature Reserve.

2.8 miW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Smuts House Museum, Centurion
71 min walk • The Big House, or Smuts House, is a historic house in Irene, Gauteng, which was inhabited by South African statesman Jan Smuts and his family. Today, it is part of the Smuts House Museum.
6.1 miNW
25°50'26"S • 28°11'7"E
Jean Crossing, Centurion
157 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
3.7 miW
Village, Area
Irene, Centurion
94 min walk • Irene is a small village on the eastern outskirts of Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa.
4.3 miN
25°49'0"S • 28°17'28"E
Moreleta Kloof Nature Reserve, Pretoria
111 min walk • Park, Nature and wildlife
5.1 miW
Cricket, Sport venue, Sport
Centurion Park, Centurion
130 min walk • Centurion Park is a cricket ground in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa. It is also known as SuperSport Park since television company Supersport bought shares in the stadium. The capacity of the ground is 22,000. The Titans cricket team have played most of their home games here since 2004.
4.3 miN
25°49'10"S • 28°17'55"E
Kimiad, Pretoria
110 min walk • Golf
3.5 miW
Sport venue, Sport
Irene Villagers Cricket Club Ground, Centurion
91 min walk • The Irene Villagers Cricket Club Ground is a first-class cricket ground at the Irene Country Club in Irene, south of Pretoria, South Africa.