Vaal River
| Native label | Vaal  |
|---|---|
| Mouth of the watercourse | Orange River |
| Lake for watercourse top | Bloemhof Reservoir, Vaal Dam Reservoir |
| Drainage basin | Orange River basin |
| Country | South Africa |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Free State, North West |
| Coordinate location | 29°4′15″S 23°38′10″E, 26°19′2″S 30°0′24″E |
De Vaal River (/ˈvɑːl/ Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈfɑːl]; Khoemana: ǀHaiǃarib) be de largest tributary of de Orange River insyd South Africa. De river get ein source near Breyten insyd Mpumalanga province, east of Johannesburg den about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Ermelo den only about 240 kilometres (150 mi) from de Indian Ocean.[1] E then dey flow westwards to ein confluence plus de Orange River southwest of Kimberley insyd de Northern Cape. E be 1,458 kilometres (906 mi) long, den dey form de border between Mpumalanga, Gauteng den North West Province on ein north bank, den de Free State on ein south.
E be de third largest river insyd South Africa after de Orange River (2200 km long) den de Limpopo River (1750 km long) wey na dem establish as de main source of water for de great Witswatersrand area after de 19th century gold rush.[2] De Vaal Dam dey lie on de Vaal River insyd Deneysville just south of de border between Gauteng den de Free State. De Vaal River be de longest river wholly within de borders of South Africa.
Vaal be a Dutch name (later Afrikaans), dem translate by de Griquas anaa Boers[3] from an earlier Kora Khoekhoe anaa !Orakobab name, dem sam times spell as Tky-Gariep (insyd Khoekhoegowab orthography e be ǀHai!garib, drab river).[4] Both Vaal den Tky (insyd modern orthography ǀHai) mean "drab" anaa "dull", wich dey allude to de colour of de waters, especially noticeable during flood season wen de river be laden plus silt. Insyd de upper wey dey reach de river dem name iLigwa (Sindebele), Ikwa anaa Igwa (isiZulu), ilikwa (siSwati), lekwa (Sesotho), anaa cuoa by de Khoekhoe, all dey refer to de plain e dey traverse.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Times Comprehensive Atlas, 12th ed. Times Books, London, 2007
- ↑ "9 longest rivers. SA9. Accessed 2 April 2018". Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ↑ Thompson, G. (1827). Travels and Adventures in Southern Africa I. Henry Colburn, London. pp. 74.
- 1 2 du Plessis, E.J. (1973). Suid-Afrikaanse berg- en riviername. Tafelberg-uitgewers, Cape Town. pp. 326, 221. ISBN 0-624-00273-X.
External links
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- Parys.info
- Parys on the Vaal
- Vaal Meander
- Vaal River Cruises
- Vaal River Properties Archived 8 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Vaal de Grace Estate
- University Campus on banks of Vaal river Archived 2013-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Lesotho Highlands Development Authority Archived 17 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine
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