Around Gariep Dam

Submitted by ConradvdB on Mon, 01/23/2023 - 11:58am
Description

The Gariep Dam, situated in the Orange River, is the largest dam in South Africa. The dam wall crosses between the Free State and Eastern Cape provinces. At the time that construction of the dam began in 1965 the towns Norvalspont, Venterstad and Bethulie were in existence, but the town Gariep Dam, and Oviston, were built specifically to house construction personnel. The landscape is Karoo, a semi-arid area that covers a large portion of South Africa, characterised by small hardy shrubs and flat-topped hills.