Vet 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.

Vet
The Bloemhof Dam, at the confluence of the Vet with the Vaal River
Location of the Vet River mouth
EtymologyTranslated into Afrikaans from its Khoekhoe name Geigoub, meaning 'great fat'.[1]
Native nameGeigoub
Location
CountrySouth Africa
RegionFree State
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationBetween Marquard and Clocolan
  elevation1,269 m (4,163 ft)
MouthVaal River
  location
Bloemhof Dam
  coordinates
27°41′S 25°40′E
  elevation
1,241 m (4,072 ft)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  rightSand River

Erfenis Dam was built on this river in order to provide water for the town of Theunissen.[2]

Tributaries

Vet River (middle right) on a map of 1887

Its main tributary is the Sand River which joins it from the right.

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

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