Vet River
(Redirected from Groot Vet River)
Vet | |
---|---|
![]() The Bloemhof Dam, at the confluence of the Vet with the Vaal River | |
![]() | |
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 | 27°41′S 25°40′E / 27.683°S 25.667°E |
• elevation | 1,241 m (4,072 ft) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | Sand River |
The Vet River (Afrikaans: Vetrivier) 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
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/10_of_%27History_of_the_Boers_in_South_Africa_..._with_three_maps%27_%2811189449154%29%2C_crop.jpg/220px-10_of_%27History_of_the_Boers_in_South_Africa_..._with_three_maps%27_%2811189449154%29%2C_crop.jpg)
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
References
- ^ Dictionary of Southern African Place Names
- ^ Op pad in Suid-Afrika. 1995. Bl 263
- ^ Middle Vaal WMA 9
External links
Categories:
- Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
- Use South African English from July 2023
- All Wikipedia articles written in South African English
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Articles containing Khoekhoe-language text
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- Articles containing Afrikaans-language text
- Karoo
- Rivers of the Free State (province)
- Pages using the Kartographer extension