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Vaal Dam

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The Vaal Dam in South Africa was constructed in 1938 and lies 77 km south of OR Tambo International Airport. [1]

36 relations: African fish eagle, African openbill, Blacksmith lapwing, British Airways, British Overseas Airways Corporation, Caspian tern, Clarias gariepinus, Common carp, Deneysville, Department of Water and Sanitation, Egyptian goose, Free State (province), Gauteng, Grass carp, Greater flamingo, Guinness World Records, Interbasin transfer, Jet Ski, Klip River, KwaZulu-Natal, Largemouth yellowfish, Lesotho Highlands Water Project, Lesser flamingo, Mirror carp, Mpumalanga, O. R. Tambo International Airport, Orange River mudfish, Osprey, Rand Water, Short Solent, Smallmouth yellowfish, South Africa, Sterkfontein Dam, Tugela River, Vaal River, Wilge River.

African fish eagle

The African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer), or to distinguish it from the true fish eagles (Ichthyophaga), the African sea eagle, is a large species of eagle found throughout sub-Saharan Africa wherever large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply occur.

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African openbill

The African openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) is a species of stork in the family Ciconiidae.

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Blacksmith lapwing

The blacksmith lapwing or blacksmith plover (Vanellus armatus) occurs commonly from Kenya through central Tanzania to southern and southwestern Africa.

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British Airways

British Airways (BA) is the flag carrier and the largest airline in the United Kingdom based on fleet size, or the second largest, behind easyJet, when measured by passengers carried.

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British Overseas Airways Corporation

British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was the British state-owned airline created in 1940 by the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd.

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Caspian tern

The Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) is a species of tern, with a subcosmopolitan but scattered distribution.

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Clarias gariepinus

Clarias gariepinus or African sharptooth catfish is a species of catfish of the family Clariidae, the airbreathing catfishes.

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Common carp

The common carp or European carp (Cyprinus carpio) is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia.

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Deneysville

Deneysville is a small town on the banks of the Vaal Dam in the Free State province of South Africa.

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Department of Water and Sanitation

The Department of Water and Sanitation is one of the departments of the South African government.

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Egyptian goose

The Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) is a member of the duck, goose, and swan family Anatidae.

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Free State (province)

The Free State (Vrystaat, Foreistata; before 1995, the Orange Free State) is a province of South Africa.

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Gauteng

Gauteng, which means "place of gold", is one of the nine provinces of South Africa.

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Grass carp

The grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) is the species of fish with the largest reported production in aquaculture globally, over five million tonnes per year.

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Greater flamingo

The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family.

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Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.

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Interbasin transfer

Interbasin transfer or transbasin diversion are (often hyphenated) terms used to describe man-made conveyance schemes which move water from one river basin where it is available, to another basin where water is less available or could be utilized better for human development.

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Jet Ski

Jet Ski is the brand name of a personal water craft (PWC) manufactured by Kawasaki, a Japanese company.

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Klip River

The Klip River is the main river draining the portion of Johannesburg south of the Witwatersrand, and its basin includes the Johannesburg CBD and Soweto.

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KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal (also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged.

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Largemouth yellowfish

The largemouth yellowfish or Vaal-Orange largemouth yellowfish (Labeobarbus kimberleyensis) is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.

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Lesotho Highlands Water Project

The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) is an ongoing water supply project with a hydropower component, developed in partnership between the governments of Lesotho and South Africa.

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Lesser flamingo

The lesser flamingo (Phoenicoparrus minor) is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, with another population in India.

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Mirror carp

Mirror carp are a type of fish, commonly found in Europe.

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Mpumalanga

Mpumalanga is a province of South Africa.

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O. R. Tambo International Airport

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Orange River mudfish

Orange River mudfish (Labeo capensis) is a species of fish in genus Labeo.

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Osprey

The osprey or more specifically the western osprey (Pandion haliaetus) — also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk — is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range.

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Rand Water

Rand Water previously known as the Rand Water Board is a South African water utility that supplies potable water to the Gauteng province and other areas of the country and is the largest water utility in Africa.

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Short Solent

The Short Solent was a passenger flying boat produced by Short Brothers in the late 1940s.

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Smallmouth yellowfish

The smallmouth yellowfish (Labeobarbus aeneus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Sterkfontein Dam

The Sterkfontein Dam, located just outside the town of Harrismith, in the Free State, province of South Africa, is part of the Tugela-Vaal Water Project and the Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme, and located on the Nuwejaarspruit, a tributary of the Wilge River in the upper catchment area of the Vaal River.

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Tugela River

The Tugela River (Thukela; Tugelarivier) is the largest river in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.

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Vaal River

The Vaal River is the largest tributary of the Orange River in South Africa.

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Wilge River

The Wilge River (Wilgerivier, meaning "willow river") is a tributary of the Vaal River in central South Africa.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaal_Dam

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