Vaal

Vaal

Vaal , river, c.750 mi (1,210 km) long, rising in Mpumalanga, NE South Africa, and flowing SW to the Orange River. It forms most of the northern border of the Free State . The river's flow is almost totally regulated and provides water power for industries on the Witwatersrand . Vaal Dam, one of the country's largest, is located SE of Vereeniging; it stores water for use by the mines. The Vaalhartz Dam, near the junction of the Vaal and the Hartz rivers, is an important part of the Vaal River Development Project.

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Vaal, South Africa A river with an Afrikaans name meaning ‘grey’, a reference to the muddy colour of its water when it floods during the winter.

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Vaal

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