# List of Water Management Areas

Water Management Areas (WMAs) are parts of South Africa that are managed by Catchment Management Agencies (CMAs). A CMA is established in terms of the National Water Act of 1998. (As of December 2020 only two CMAs have been established).
The list should be complete, and in accordance with the definitions of the Department of Water Affairs. Apart from these WMAs they also have a number of Water Drainage Areas (some dams are only used for drainage, some seem to be used for both).

## List of Water Management Areas

| Name of WMA | Gross capacity x10³M³ | Nr. | Main rivers | Location |
| Berg Water Management Area | 416 | 19 | Berg River, Diep River and Steenbras River | Around Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Breede Water Management Area | 1 039 | 18 | Breede River, Riviersonderend River, Sout River, Bot River and Palmiet River | Around Cape Aghulas, Western Cape |
| Crocodile (West) and Marico Water Management Area | 814 | 3 | Crocodile River and Marico River | Mostly North West |
| Fish to Tsitsikama Water Management Area | 726 | 15 | Great Fish River, Kowie River, Boesmans River, Sundays River, Gamtoos River, Kromme River, Tsitsikamma River and Groot River | Western part of Eastern Cape |
| Gouritz Water Management Area | 261 | 16 | Gouritz River, Olifants River, Kamanassie River, Gamka River, Buffels River, Touws River, Goukou River and Duiwenhoks River | Eastern part of Western Cape |
| Inkomati Water Management Area | 1 049 | 5 | Komati River and Crocodile River | Eastern Mpumalanga |
| Limpopo Water Management Area | 281 | 1 | Limpopo River, Matlabas River, Mokolo River, Lephalala River, Mogalakwena River, Sand River, Nzhelele River and Nwanedi River | Limpopo province |
| Lower Orange Water Management Area | 36 | 14 | Ongers River, Hartbees River and Orange River | Mostly Northern Cape |
| Lower Vaal Water Management Area | 106 | 10 | Harts River, Molopo River and Vaal River | North West and northern Northern Cape |
| Luvubu and Letaba Water Management Area | 652 | 2 | Mutale River, Luvuvhu River and Letaba River | Northeast Limpopo |
| Middle Vaal Water Management Area | 1 673 | 9 | Mooi River, Vet River and Vaal River | Northwest Free State |
| Mvoti to Umzimkulu Water Management Area | 806 | 11 | Mvoti River, Tongaat River, Mdloti River, Ohlanga river, Umgeni River, Sterkspruit River, Lovu River, Umkomazi River, Mzimayi River, Umzimkulu River, Mtamvuna River | Around Durban |
| Mzimvubu to Keiskamma Water Management Area | 1 070 | 12 | Swane River, Mntafufu River, Mzimvubu River, Mngazi River, Mtata River, Xora River, Mbashe River, Nqabara River, Gqunube River, Buffalo River, Nahoon River, Groot Kei River | Rest of Eastern Cape |
| Olifants Water Management Area | 1 074 | 4 | Elands River, Wilge River, Steelpoort River and Olifants River | Southern part of Limpopo, northern Mpumalanga |
| Olifants/Doorn Water Management Area | 128 | 17 | Olifants River, Doorn River, Krom River, Sand River, and Sout River | Western Cape north of Cape Town |
| Thukela Water Management Area | 1 110 | 7 | Thukela River | Western KwaZulu-Natal |
| Upper Orange WMA | 11 566 | 13 | Modder River, Riet River, Caledon River and Orange River | Southern Free State |
| Upper Vaal WMA | 5 630 | 8 | Wilge River, Liebenbergsvlei River and Vaal River | Gauteng, northern Free State, southern Mpumalanga |
| Usutu to Mhlatuze Water Management Area | 3 283 | 6 | Usutu River, Pongola River, Mhlatuze River, Mfolozi River and Mkuze River | Northern KwaZulu-Natal |