# List of dams in South Africa

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The following is a partial list of dams in South Africa.
In South African English (as well as Afrikaans), a dam refers to both the wall as well as the reservoir or lake that builds up as a consequence.

## List of dams (reservoirs)

| Name (Alt.) | Nearest locale | province | Impounds | Year completed (commissioned) | Reservoir volume ML | Surface area (km$^2$) | Wall height (meter) | Map ref |
| Albasini Dam | Louis Trichardt | Limpopo | Levubu River (Luvuvhu River) | 1952 | 28,200 | 3.498 | 34 | 23°6′30″S 30°7′48″E﻿ / ﻿23.10833°S 30.13000°E﻿ / -23.10833; 30.13000﻿ (Albasini Dam) |
| Albert Falls Dam | Pietermaritzburg | KZN | Umgeni River | 1976 | 288,100 | 23.521 | 33 | 29°26′10″S 30°23′18″E﻿ / ﻿29.43611°S 30.38833°E﻿ / -29.43611; 30.38833﻿ (Albert Falls Dam) |
| Alexandra Dam | Cape Town | Western Cape | Disa River | 1903 | 126 | 0.03 | 12.1 | 33°59′17″S 18°24′42″E﻿ / ﻿33.98806°S 18.41167°E﻿ / -33.98806; 18.41167﻿ (Alexandra Dam) |
| Allemanskraal Dam | Ventersburg | Free State | Sand River | 1960 | 174,500 | 26.481 | 38 | 28°17′15″S 27°9′1″E﻿ / ﻿28.28750°S 27.15028°E﻿ / -28.28750; 27.15028﻿ (Allemanskraal Dam) |
| Alphen Dam | Stellenbosch | Western Cape | Bonte River | 1990 | 70 | 0.8 | 18.3 | 34°00′42″S 18°52′25″E﻿ / ﻿34.01167°S 18.87361°E﻿ / -34.01167; 18.87361﻿ (Alphen Dam) |
| Arieskraal Dam | Grabouw | Western Cape | Palmiet River | 1987 | 17,330 | 1.42 | | 34°14′40″S 18°59′03″E﻿ / ﻿34.24444°S 18.98417°E﻿ / -34.24444; 18.98417﻿ (Arieskraal Dam) |
| Armenia Dam | Hobhouse | Free State | Leeu River | 1954 | 13,000 | 3.933 | 22 | 29°21′52″S 27°7′44″E﻿ / ﻿29.36444°S 27.12889°E﻿ / -29.36444; 27.12889﻿ (Armenia Dam) |
| Beervlei Dam | Willowmore | Eastern Cape | Groot River | 1957 | 85,800 | 23.145 | 31 | 33°4′37″S 23°29′26″E﻿ / ﻿33.07694°S 23.49056°E﻿ / -33.07694; 23.49056﻿ (Beervlei Dam) |
| Bedford Dam | NE van Reenen Pass | Free State | | 2011 | 22,000 | 2.55 | 41 | 28°14′20″S 29°35′8″E﻿ / ﻿28.23889°S 29.58556°E﻿ / -28.23889; 29.58556﻿ (Bedford Dam) |
| Berg River Dam | Franschhoek | Western Cape | Berg River | 2007 | 130,010 | 5.260 | 68 | 33°54′34″S 19°03′21″E﻿ / ﻿33.90944°S 19.05583°E﻿ / -33.90944; 19.05583﻿ (Berg River Dam) |
| Binfield Park Dam | Alice, Eastern Cape | Eastern Cape | Tyhume River | 1986 (1987) | 36,830 | 1.870 | 60 | 32°41′55″S 26°54′18″E﻿ / ﻿32.69861°S 26.90500°E﻿ / -32.69861; 26.90500﻿ (Binfield Park Dam) |
| Bivane Dam (Paris Dam) | Vryheid | KZN | Bivane River | 2000 | 115,200 | 7 | 72 | 27°31′10″S 31°3′15″E﻿ / ﻿27.51944°S 31.05417°E﻿ / -27.51944; 31.05417﻿ (Bivane Dam) |
| Bloemhoek Dam | Kroonstad | Free State | Jordaan Spruit | 1976 | 26,400 | 2.800 | 28 | 27°38′1″S 27°17′0″E﻿ / ﻿27.63361°S 27.28333°E﻿ / -27.63361; 27.28333﻿ (Bloemhoek Dam) |
| Bloemhof Dam (Oppermansdrif) | Bloemhof | border North West Free State | Vaal River | 1970 | 1,240,200 | 230.665 | 33 | 27°40′5″S 25°37′3″E﻿ / ﻿27.66806°S 25.61750°E﻿ / -27.66806; 25.61750﻿ (Bloemhof Dam) |
| Blyderivierpoort Dam | Hoedspruit | Mpumalanga | Blyde River | 1974 | 54,400 | 2.494 | 71 | 24°32′15″S 30°47′20″E﻿ / ﻿24.53750°S 30.78889°E﻿ / -24.53750; 30.78889﻿ (Blyderivierpoort Dam) |
| Boegoeberg Dam | Prieska | Northern Cape | Orange River | 1929 | 19,800 | 7.423 | 12 | 29°2′30″S 22°12′13″E﻿ / ﻿29.04167°S 22.20361°E﻿ / -29.04167; 22.20361﻿ (Boegoeberg Dam) |
| Bon Accord Dam | Tshwane | Gauteng | Apies River | 1925 | 4,400 | 1.440 | 18 | 25°37′45″S 28°11′21″E﻿ / ﻿25.62917°S 28.18917°E﻿ / -25.62917; 28.18917﻿ (Bon Accord Dam) |
| Bongolo Dam (Bonkolo) | Queenstown | Eastern Cape | Komani River | 1908 | 7,015 | 1.1 | 24 | 31°52′04″S 26°55′15″E﻿ / ﻿31.86778°S 26.92083°E﻿ / -31.86778; 26.92083﻿ (Bongolo Dam) |
| Boskop Dam | Potchefstroom | North West | Mooi River | 1959 | 20,840 | 3.741 | 33 | 26°33′42″S 27°6′41″E﻿ / ﻿26.56167°S 27.11139°E﻿ / -26.56167; 27.11139﻿ (Boskop Dam) |
| Boschmanskop No 1 Dam | Middelburg | Mpumalanga | Woes-Alleen River | 1995 | 14,400 | 0.185 | 22 | 26°1′6″S 29°37′50″E﻿ / ﻿26.01833°S 29.63056°E﻿ / -26.01833; 29.63056﻿ (Boschmanskop No 1 Dam) |
| Bospoort Dam | Rustenburg | North West | Hex River | 1933 | 15,800 | 3.741 | 28 | 25°33′45″S 27°21′14″E﻿ / ﻿25.56250°S 27.35389°E﻿ / -25.56250; 27.35389﻿ (Bospoort Dam) |
| Bramhoek Dam | NE van Reenen Pass | KZN | Braamhoek Spruit | 2011 | 22,000 | 2.56 | 27.5 | 28°18′41″S 29°34′35″E﻿ / ﻿28.31139°S 29.57639°E﻿ / -28.31139; 29.57639﻿ (Braamhoek Dam) |
| Brandvlei Dam | Rawsonville | Western Cape | Lower Brandvlei River | 1983 | 286,040 | 24.49 | 14 | 33°41′20″S 19°22′40″E﻿ / ﻿33.68889°S 19.37778°E﻿ / -33.68889; 19.37778﻿ (Greater Brandvlei Dam) |
| Bridle Drift Dam | East London | Eastern Cape | Buffels River | 1969 | 101,600 | 7.460 | 55 | 32°59′22″S 27°43′14″E﻿ / ﻿32.98944°S 27.72056°E﻿ / -32.98944; 27.72056﻿ (Bridal Drift Dam) |
| Bronkhorstspruit Dam | Bronkhorstspruit | Gauteng | Bronkhorst Spruit | 1950 | 57,400 | 9.609 | 35 | 25°53′15″S 28°43′15″E﻿ / ﻿25.88750°S 28.72083°E﻿ / -25.88750; 28.72083﻿ (Bronkhorstspruit Dam) |
| Buffeljags Dam | Swellendam | Western Cape | Buffeljags River | 1967 | 4,540 | 1.269 | 24 | 34°01′07″S 20°31′58″E﻿ / ﻿34.01861°S 20.53278°E﻿ / -34.01861; 20.53278﻿ (Buffeljags Dam) |
| Buffelspoort Dam | Rustenburg | North West | Sterkstroom River | 1934 | 10,251 | 1.357 | 34 | 25°46′50″S 27°29′1″E﻿ / ﻿25.78056°S 27.48361°E﻿ / -25.78056; 27.48361﻿ (Buffelspoort Dam) |
| Ceres Koekedouw Dam | Ceres | Western Cape | Koekedouw River | 2001 | 17,200 | 1.07 | 60 | 33°21′45″S 19°16′31″E﻿ / ﻿33.36250°S 19.27528°E﻿ / -33.36250; 19.27528﻿ (Ceres Koekedouw Dam) |
| Churchill Dam (Krom River Dam) | Kareedouw | Eastern Cape | Krom River | 1943 | 35,500 | 2.492 | 43 | 34°00′03″S 24°29′36″E﻿ / ﻿34.00083°S 24.49333°E﻿ / -34.00083; 24.49333﻿ (Churchill Dam) |
| Clanwilliam Dam | Clanwilliam | Western Cape | Olifants River | 1935 | 121,800 | 11.236 | 43 | 32°11′5″S 18°52′29″E﻿ / ﻿32.18472°S 18.87472°E﻿ / -32.18472; 18.87472﻿ (Clanwilliam Dam) |
| Craigie Burn Dam | Greytown | KZN | Mnyamvubu River | 1963 | 22,500 | 2.073 | 38 | 29°9′47″S 30°17′2″E﻿ / ﻿29.16306°S 30.28389°E﻿ / -29.16306; 30.28389﻿ (Craigie Burn Dam) |
| Dap Naudé Dam | Polokwane | Limpopo | Broederstroom River | 1958 | 1,900 | .281 | 23 | 23°48′49″S 29°57′59″E﻿ / ﻿23.81361°S 29.96639°E﻿ / -23.81361; 29.96639﻿ (Dap Naude Dam) |
| Da Gama Dam | White River | Mpumalanga | Witwaters River | 1971 | 13,578 | 1.289 | 38 | 25°8′30″S 31°1′1″E﻿ / ﻿25.14167°S 31.01694°E﻿ / -25.14167; 31.01694﻿ (Da Gama Dam) |
| Damani Dam (Mvuwe Dame) | Thohoyandou | Limpopo | Mbwedi River | 1991 | 11,000 | 1.30 | 28 | 22°51′3″S 30°30′56″E﻿ / ﻿22.85083°S 30.51556°E﻿ / -22.85083; 30.51556﻿ (Damani Dam) |
| Darlington Dam (Lake Mentz) | Kirkwood | Eastern Cape | Sundays River | 1922 | 188,800 | 34.527 | 48 | 33°12′22″S 25°8′59″E﻿ / ﻿33.20611°S 25.14972°E﻿ / -33.20611; 25.14972﻿ (Darlington Dam) |
| De Bos Dam | Hemel En Aarde | Western Cape | Onus River | 1994 | 5,740 | 0.43 | 24 | 34°22′05″S 19°14′01″E﻿ / ﻿34.36806°S 19.23361°E﻿ / -34.36806; 19.23361﻿ (De Bos Dam) |
| De Hoop Dam | Graaff-Reinet | Eastern Cape | Kamdeboo River | 1938 | 14,500 | | 21 | 32°27′1″S 24°25′4″E﻿ / ﻿32.45028°S 24.41778°E﻿ / -32.45028; 24.41778﻿ (De Hoop Dam) |
| De Hoop Dam (Limpopo) | Steelpoort | Limpopo | Steelpoort River | 2014 | 348,700 | 16.9 | 81 | 24°57′27″S 29°57′23″E﻿ / ﻿24.95750°S 29.95639°E﻿ / -24.95750; 29.95639﻿ (De Hoop Dam) |
| De Villiers Dam | Cape Town | Western Cape | Disa River | 1910 | 243 | 28 | | 33°59′31″S 18°24′35″E﻿ / ﻿33.99194°S 18.40972°E﻿ / -33.99194; 18.40972﻿ (De Villiers Dam) |
| Disaneng Dam | Mmabatho | North West | Molopo River | 1980 | 17,400 | 4.253 | 17 | 25°49′25″S 25°18′20″E﻿ / ﻿25.82361°S 25.30556°E﻿ / -25.82361; 25.30556﻿ (Disaneng Dam) |
| Doorndraai Dam | Mokopane | Limpopo | Sterk River | 1952 | 43,800 | 5.606 | 25 | 24°16′45″S 28°46′1″E﻿ / ﻿24.27917°S 28.76694°E﻿ / -24.27917; 28.76694﻿ (Doorndraai Dam) |
| Doring River Dam | Indwe | Eastern Cape | Doring River | 1971 | 19,690 | 3.592 | 35 | 31°30′47″S 27°20′30″E﻿ / ﻿31.51306°S 27.34167°E﻿ / -31.51306; 27.34167﻿ (Doring River Dam) |
| Douglas Weir | Douglas | Northern Cape | Vaal River | 1977 | 16,700 | 7.991 | 10 | 29°2′37″S 23°50′11″E﻿ / ﻿29.04361°S 23.83639°E﻿ / -29.04361; 23.83639﻿ (Douglas Weir) |
| Driekloof Dam | Hermanus | Western Cape | Klip River | 1989 | 263 | 0.56 | 15 | 28°31′58.5″S 29°4′05.9″E﻿ / ﻿28.532917°S 29.068306°E﻿ / -28.532917; 29.068306﻿ (Driekloof Dam) |
| Driekloof Dam | Harrismith | Free State | Nuwejaar Spruit | 1979 | 32,071 | 1.906 | 47 | 28°31′1″S 29°4′1″E﻿ / ﻿28.51694°S 29.06694°E﻿ / -28.51694; 29.06694﻿ (Driekloof Dam) |
| Driekoppies Dam | Malelane | Mpumalanga | Lomati River | 1998 | 250,900 | 18.700 | 50 | 25°42′42″S 31°31′49″E﻿ / ﻿25.71167°S 31.53028°E﻿ / -25.71167; 31.53028﻿ (Driekoppies Dam) |
| Driel Barrage | Bergville | KZN | Tugela River | 1973 | 8700 | 2.99 | 22 | 28°45′46″S 29°17′27″E﻿ / ﻿28.76278°S 29.29083°E﻿ / -28.76278; 29.29083﻿ (Driel Barrage) |
| Ebenezer Dam | Tzaneen | Limpopo | Groot Letaba River | 1959 | 69,100 | 3.862 | 61 | 23°56′30″S 29°59′1″E﻿ / ﻿23.94167°S 29.98361°E﻿ / -23.94167; 29.98361﻿ (Ebenezer Dam) |
| Egmont Dam | Van Stadensrus | Free State | Witte Spruit | 1937 | 9300 | 2.442 | 25 | 30°03′10″S 27°01′39″E﻿ / ﻿30.05278°S 27.02750°E﻿ / -30.05278; 27.02750﻿ (Egmont Dam) |
| Eikenhof Dam | Grabouw | Western Cape | Palmiet River | 1977 | 28,900 | 2.40 | 46 | 34°7′46″S 19°2′5″E﻿ / ﻿34.12944°S 19.03472°E﻿ / -34.12944; 19.03472﻿ (Eikenhof Dam) |
| Elandskloof Dam | Villiersdorp | Western Cape | Elands River | 1976 | 11,017 | 0.700 | 69 | 33°57′1″S 19°17′1″E﻿ / ﻿33.95028°S 19.28361°E﻿ / -33.95028; 19.28361﻿ (Elandskloof Dam) |
| Elandskuil Dam | | North West | Swartleegte River | 1969 | 1181 | 0.45 | 11 | 26°20′34″S 26°46′42″E﻿ / ﻿26.34278°S 26.77833°E﻿ / -26.34278; 26.77833﻿ (Elandskuil Dam) |
| Emmarentia Dam | Johannesburg | Gauteng | Braamfontein Spruit | 1912 | 250 | 0.09 | 11 | 26°09′01″S 28°00′21″E﻿ / ﻿26.15028°S 28.00583°E﻿ / -26.15028; 28.00583﻿ (Emmarentia Dam) |
| Engelhard Dam | Letaba camp, Kruger National Park | Limpopo | Letaba River | ~1975 | | | | 23°50′30″S 31°38′15″E﻿ / ﻿23.84167°S 31.63750°E﻿ / -23.84167; 31.63750﻿ (Engelhard Dam) |
| Erfenis Dam | Theunissen | Free State | Groot-Vet River | 1960 | 206,100 | 32.821 | 46 | 28°30′39″S 26°46′38″E﻿ / ﻿28.51083°S 26.77722°E﻿ / -28.51083; 26.77722﻿ (Erfenis Dam) |
| Fika-Patso Dam | Phuthaditjhaba | Free State | Namahadi River | 1987 | 28,000 | 1.585 | 65 | 28°40′20″S 28°51′24″E﻿ / ﻿28.67222°S 28.85667°E﻿ / -28.67222; 28.85667﻿ (Fika-Patso Dam) |
| Flag Boshielo Dam | Marble Hall | Limpopo | Olifants River | 1987 | 185,100 | 12.877 | 36 | 24°47′0″S 29°25′40″E﻿ / ﻿24.78333°S 29.42778°E﻿ / -24.78333; 29.42778﻿ (Flag Boshielo Dam) |
| Floriskraal Dam | Laingsburg | Western Cape | Buffels River | 1957 | 50,334 | 7.592 | 33 | 33°17′30″S 20°59′26″E﻿ / ﻿33.29167°S 20.99056°E﻿ / -33.29167; 20.99056﻿ (Floriskraal Dam) |
| Gamkapoort Dam | Prince Albert | Western Cape | Gamka River | 1969 | 37,213 | 6.015 | 42 | 33°18′33″S 21°38′1″E﻿ / ﻿33.30917°S 21.63361°E﻿ / -33.30917; 21.63361﻿ (Gamkapoort Dam) |
| Garden Route Dam | George | Western Cape | Swart River | 1984 | 9,980 | 0.871 | | 33°57′51″S 22°30′51″E﻿ / ﻿33.96417°S 22.51417°E﻿ / -33.96417; 22.51417﻿ (Garden Route Dam) |
| Gariep Dam (Hendrik Verwoerd Dam) | Norvalspont | Free State | Orange River | 1971 | 5,340,600 | 352.162 | 88 | 30°37′30″S 25°30′58″E﻿ / ﻿30.62500°S 25.51611°E﻿ / -30.62500; 25.51611﻿ (Gariep Dam) |
| Glen Alpine Dam | Mokopane | Limpopo | Mogalakwena River | 1968 | 18,900 | 4.613 | 28 | 23°11′30″S 28°41′5″E﻿ / ﻿23.19167°S 28.68472°E﻿ / -23.19167; 28.68472﻿ (Glen Alpine Dam) |
| Glen Melville Dam | Grahamstown | Eastern Cape | Orange–Fish River Tunnel | 1992 | 6,300 | | | 33°11′6″S 26°39′19″E﻿ / ﻿33.18500°S 26.65528°E﻿ / -33.18500; 26.65528﻿ (Glen Melville Reservoir) |
| Goedertrouw Dam | Eshowe | KZN | Mhlatuze River | 1982 | 301,300 | 11.939 | 88 | 28°46′17″S 31°28′7″E﻿ / ﻿28.77139°S 31.46861°E﻿ / -28.77139; 31.46861﻿ (Goedertrouw Dam) |
| Grassridge Dam | Hofmeyer | Eastern Cape | Great Brak River | 1924 | 46,200 | 14.145 | 24 | 31°45′30″S 25°28′1″E﻿ / ﻿31.75833°S 25.46694°E﻿ / -31.75833; 25.46694﻿ (Grassridge Dam) |
| Grey Dam | Grahamstown | Eastern Cape | Bloukrans River | 1859 | 68 | | | 33°19′29″S 26°31′40″E﻿ / ﻿33.32472°S 26.52778°E﻿ / -33.32472; 26.52778﻿ (Grey Dam) |
| Groendal Dam | Uitenhage | Eastern Cape | Swartkops River | 1934 | 12,100 | 0.960 | | 33°42′26″S 25°15′57″E﻿ / ﻿33.70722°S 25.26583°E﻿ / -33.70722; 25.26583﻿ (Groendal Dam) |
| Grootdraai Dam | Standerton | Mpumalanga | Vaal River | 1981 | 349,500 | 38.813 | 42 | 26°55′9″S 29°17′1″E﻿ / ﻿26.91917°S 29.28361°E﻿ / -26.91917; 29.28361﻿ (Grootdraai Dam) |
| Gubu Dam | Stutterheim | Eastern Cape | Gubu River | 1971 | 8,666 | 1.1 | 26 | 32°36′35″S 27°16′41″E﻿ / ﻿32.60972°S 27.27806°E﻿ / -32.60972; 27.27806﻿ (Gubu Dam) |
| Hartbeespoort Dam | Brits | North West | Crocodile River | 1925 | 186,400 | 20.652 | 59 | 25°43′33″S 27°50′55″E﻿ / ﻿25.72583°S 27.84861°E﻿ / -25.72583; 27.84861﻿ (Hartbeespoort Dam) |
| Hazelmere Dam | Hazelmere | KZN | Mdloti River | 1977 | 37,133 | 1.813 | 50 | 29°36′1″S 31°2′30″E﻿ / ﻿29.60028°S 31.04167°E﻿ / -29.60028; 31.04167﻿ (Hazelmere Dam) |
| Hellsgate Dam | Uitenhage | Eastern Cape | Klip River | 1910 | 120 | | 26 | |
| Hely-Hutchinson Dam | Cape Town | Western Cape | Disa River | 1904 | 925 | 0.16 | | 33°58′38″S 18°24′28″E﻿ / ﻿33.97722°S 18.40778°E﻿ / -33.97722; 18.40778﻿ (Hely-Hutchinson Dam) |
| Heyshope Dam | Piet Retief | Mpumalanga | Assegaai River | 1983 | 451,300 | 50.238 | 29 | 26°59′45″S 30°31′50″E﻿ / ﻿26.99583°S 30.53056°E﻿ / -26.99583; 30.53056﻿ (Heyshope Dam) |
| Hluhluwe Dam | Hluhluwe | KZN | Hluhluwe River | 1965 | 25,900 | 3.64 | 33 | 28°7′19″S 32°10′45″E﻿ / ﻿28.12194°S 32.17917°E﻿ / -28.12194; 32.17917﻿ (Hluhluwe Dam) |
| Holo Hlahatse Dam | Jozana's Hoek Sterkspruit | Eastern Cape | Hlatimnyama and Mhlangeni Rivers | | 10,000 | 0.8 | 30 | 30°38′12″S 27°22′11″E﻿ / ﻿30.63667°S 27.36972°E﻿ / -30.63667; 27.36972﻿ (Holo Hlahatse Dam) |
| Howieson's Poort Dam (Howison's Poort) | Grahamstown | Eastern Cape | Kariega River | 1931 | 227 | | | 33°23′9″S 26°28′59″E﻿ / ﻿33.38583°S 26.48306°E﻿ / -33.38583; 26.48306﻿ (Howieson's Poort Dam) |
| Impofu Dam | Humansdorp | Eastern Cape | Krom River | 1982 | 105,800 | 6.350 | 75 | 34°5′44″S 24°41′25″E﻿ / ﻿34.09556°S 24.69028°E﻿ / -34.09556; 24.69028﻿ (Impofu Dam) |
| Inanda Dam | Hillcrest | KZN | Umgeni River | 1989 | 241,700 | 14.633 | 65 | 29°42′1″S 30°52′1″E﻿ / ﻿29.70028°S 30.86694°E﻿ / -29.70028; 30.86694﻿ (Inanda Dam) |
| Injaka Dam (also spelled Inyaka) | Hazyview | Mpumalanga | Marite River | 2002 | 123,700 | 8.111 | 53 | 24°53′6″S 31°5′5″E﻿ / ﻿24.88500°S 31.08472°E﻿ / -24.88500; 31.08472﻿ (Injaka Dam) |
| Jericho Dam | Amsterdam | Mpumalanga | Mpama River | 1966 | 59,500 | 9.825 | 22 | 26°39′15″S 30°29′10″E﻿ / ﻿26.65417°S 30.48611°E﻿ / -26.65417; 30.48611﻿ (Jericho Dam) |
| J.L. de Bruin Dam | Burgersdorp | Eastern Cape | Klein Buffel River | 1982 | 1696 | 0.06 | 15 | 31°01′44″S 26°37′25″E﻿ / ﻿31.02889°S 26.62361°E﻿ / -31.02889; 26.62361﻿ (J.L. de Bruin Dam) |
| Kalkfontein Dam | Koffiefontein | Free State | Riet River | 1938 | 325,100 | 37.697 | 36 | 29°29′45″S 25°13′20″E﻿ / ﻿29.49583°S 25.22222°E﻿ / -29.49583; 25.22222﻿ (Kalkfontein Dam) |
| Kammanassie Dam | De Rust | Western Cape | Kammanassie River | 1923 | 35,870 | 3.516 | 35 | 33°38′39″S 22°24′31″E﻿ / ﻿33.64417°S 22.40861°E﻿ / -33.64417; 22.40861﻿ (Kammanassie Dam) |
| Katrivier Dam | Seymour | Eastern Cape | Kat River | 1969 | 24,690 | 2.129 | 55 | 32°34′15″S 26°45′1″E﻿ / ﻿32.57083°S 26.75028°E﻿ / -32.57083; 26.75028﻿ (Katrivier Dam) |
| Katse Dam | | Lesotho | Malibamat'so River | 1996 | 1,950,000 | 35.80 | 185 | 29°20′13″S 28°30′22″E﻿ / ﻿29.33694°S 28.50611°E﻿ / -29.33694; 28.50611﻿ (Katse Dam) |
| Keerom Dam | Worcester | Western Cape | Nuy River | 1954 | 10,400 | 1.17 | 40 | 33°35′10″S 19°42′27″E﻿ / ﻿33.58611°S 19.70750°E﻿ / -33.58611; 19.70750﻿ (Keerom Dam) |
| Kettingspruit Dam | | Mpumalanga | tributary of Ketting Spruit | 2006 | 70,000 | 0.027 | 8.5 | 24°10′10″S 30°31′0″E﻿ / ﻿24.16944°S 30.51667°E﻿ / -24.16944; 30.51667﻿ (Kettingspruit Dam) |
| Kilburn Dam | Bergville | KZN | Mnjaneni River | 1981 | 35,577 | 1.947 | 51 | 28°35′25″S 29°6′15″E﻿ / ﻿28.59028°S 29.10417°E﻿ / -28.59028; 29.10417﻿ (Kilburn Dam) |
| Kleinplaats Dam | Simon's Town | Western Cape | | | 1,368 | 0.24 | | |
| Klerkskraal Dam | Ventersdorp | North West | Mooi River | 1965 | 7,900 | 3.773 | 15 | 26°13′59″S 27°08′55″E﻿ / ﻿26.23306°S 27.14861°E﻿ / -26.23306; 27.14861﻿ (Klerkskraal Dam) |
| Klipberg Dam | McGregor | Western Cape | Konings River | 1964 | 1,980 | 0.26 | 29 | 33°56′29″S 19°47′36″E﻿ / ﻿33.94139°S 19.79333°E﻿ / -33.94139; 19.79333﻿ (Klipberg Dam) |
| Klipdrif Dam | Potchefstroom | North West | Loop Spruit | 1918 | 13,300 | 4.713 | 12 | 26°37′0″S 27°18′1″E﻿ / ﻿26.61667°S 27.30028°E﻿ / -26.61667; 27.30028﻿ (Klipdrif Dam) |
| Klipfontein Dam | Vryheid | KZN | White Mfolozi River | 1983 | 18,080 | 2.95 | 28 | 27°50′11″S 30°48′51″E﻿ / ﻿27.83639°S 30.81417°E﻿ / -27.83639; 30.81417﻿ (Klipfontein Dam) |
| Klipkoppie Dam | White River | Mpumalanga | White River | 1960 | 12,256 | 2.354 | 20 | 25°13′1″S 31°1′10″E﻿ / ﻿25.21694°S 31.01944°E﻿ / -25.21694; 31.01944﻿ (Klipkoppie Dam) |
| Klipvoor Dam | Brits | North West | Pienaars River | 1970 | 47,000 | 7.532 | 30 | 25°7′54″S 27°48′33″E﻿ / ﻿25.13167°S 27.80917°E﻿ / -25.13167; 27.80917﻿ (Klipvoor Dam) |
| Knellpoort Dam | Wepener | Free State | Riet Spruit | 1988 | 130,000 | 9.854 | 50 | 29°46′54″S 26°53′19″E﻿ / ﻿29.78167°S 26.88861°E﻿ / -29.78167; 26.88861﻿ (Knellpoort Dam) |
| Kogelberg Dam | Grabouw | Western Cape | Palmiet River | 1986 | 17,330 | 1.428 | 54 | 34°12′57″S 18°58′31″E﻿ / ﻿34.21583°S 18.97528°E﻿ / -34.21583; 18.97528﻿ (Kogelberg Dam) |
| Kommandodrif Dam | Cradock | Eastern Cape | Tarka River | 1956 | 58,114 | 8.820 | 39 | 32°7′1″S 26°3′9″E﻿ / ﻿32.11694°S 26.05250°E﻿ / -32.11694; 26.05250﻿ (Kommandodrif Dam) |
| Koppies Dam | Koppies | Free State | Renoster River | 1911 | 42,300 | 13.622 | 25 | 27°15′25″S 27°40′15″E﻿ / ﻿27.25694°S 27.67083°E﻿ / -27.25694; 27.67083﻿ (Koppies Dam) |
| Korintepoort Dam | Krantz Kloof | Western Cape | Korinte River | 1966 | 8,090 | 1.029 | 16 | 34°00′17″S 21°09′56″E﻿ / ﻿34.00472°S 21.16556°E﻿ / -34.00472; 21.16556﻿ (Korenteport Dam) |
| Kouga Dam (Paul Sauer Dam) | Patensie | Eastern Cape | Kouga River | 1969 | 125,900 | 5.545 | 81 | 33°44′28″S 24°35′18″E﻿ / ﻿33.74111°S 24.58833°E﻿ / -33.74111; 24.58833﻿ (Kouga Dam) |
| Kromfonteinlower (Wilge) Cofferdam | Witbank | Mpumalanga | Steenkool Spruit | 1992 | 13,000 | 0.300 | 17 | 26°5′0″S 29°15′30″E﻿ / ﻿26.08333°S 29.25833°E﻿ / -26.08333; 29.25833﻿ (Kromfonteinlower (Wilge) Cofferdam) |
| Kromfontein Middle Cofferdam | Witbank | Mpumalanga | Steenkool Spruit | 1990 | 18,000 | | 16 | 26°7′0″S 29°15′20″E﻿ / ﻿26.11667°S 29.25556°E﻿ / -26.11667; 29.25556﻿ (Kromfontein Middle Cofferdam) |
| Krugersdrift | Bloemfontein | Free State | Modder River | 1970 | 66,000 | 18.525 | 26 | 28°53′1″S 25°57′30″E﻿ / ﻿28.88361°S 25.95833°E﻿ / -28.88361; 25.95833﻿ (Krugersdrift) |
| Kruismansrivier Dam | | Western Cape | Kruismans River | 1997 | 1,500 | 0.18 | 18 | 32°44′35″S 18°50′10″E﻿ / ﻿32.74306°S 18.83611°E﻿ / -32.74306; 18.83611﻿ (Kruismansrivier Dam) |
| Kwaggaskloof Dam | Worcester | Western Cape | Wabooms River | 1975 | 169,410 | 16.12 | 18 | 33°45′46″S 19°28′18″E﻿ / ﻿33.76278°S 19.47167°E﻿ / -33.76278; 19.47167﻿ (Kwaggaskloof Dam) |
| Kwene Dam (Braam Raubenheimer Dam) | Lydenburg | Mpumalanga | Crocodile River | 1987 | 158,900 | 12.504 | 52 | 25°21′45″S 30°22′30″E﻿ / ﻿25.36250°S 30.37500°E﻿ / -25.36250; 30.37500﻿ (Kwena Dam) |
| Lady Grey Dam | Lady Grey | Eastern Cape | Wilgespruit | 1925 | 153 | 0.018 | 23 | 30°42′41″S 27°14′26″E﻿ / ﻿30.71139°S 27.24056°E﻿ / -30.71139; 27.24056﻿ (Lady Grey Dam) |
| Laing Dam | East London | Eastern Cape | Buffalo River | 1951 | 19,860 | 2.038 | 45 | 32°57′59″S 27°29′22″E﻿ / ﻿32.96639°S 27.48944°E﻿ / -32.96639; 27.48944﻿ (Laing Dam) |
| Lake Arthur Dam | Cradock | Eastern Cape | Tarka River | 1924 | 10,700 | 8.867 | 38 | 32°13′1″S 25°49′45″E﻿ / ﻿32.21694°S 25.82917°E﻿ / -32.21694; 25.82917﻿ (Lake Arthur Dam) |
| Lake Mzingazi Dam | Richards Bay | KZN | Mzingazi River | 1942 | 37,000 | 11.000 | 8 | 28°46′1″S 32°5′1″E﻿ / ﻿28.76694°S 32.08361°E﻿ / -28.76694; 32.08361﻿ (Lake Mzingazi Dam) |
| Lakenvallei Dam | Ceres | Western Cape | Sanddrifskloof River | 1974 | 10,300 | 0.825 | 56 | 33°22′0″S 19°34′52″E﻿ / ﻿33.36667°S 19.58111°E﻿ / -33.36667; 19.58111﻿ (Lakenvallei Dam) |
| Land-en-Zeezicht Dam | Helderberg | Western Cape | | | 451 | | | |
| Leeu-Gamka Dam | Beaufort West | Western Cape | Leeuw River | 1958 | 13,600 | 4.258 | 15 | 32°37′23″S 22°00′13″E﻿ / ﻿32.62306°S 22.00361°E﻿ / -32.62306; 22.00361﻿ (Leeu-Gamka Dam) |
| Lewis Gay Dam | Simon's Town | Western Cape | | | 182 | | | |
| Lindleyspoort Dam | Swartruggens | North West | Elands River | 1943 | 14,381 | 1.801 | 39 | 25°29′50″S 26°41′32″E﻿ / ﻿25.49722°S 26.69222°E﻿ / -25.49722; 26.69222﻿ (Lindleyspoort Dam) |
| Loskop Dam | Groblersdal | Mpumalanga | Olifants River | 1939 | 361,500 | 24.277 | 54 | 25°25′1″S 29°21′1″E﻿ / ﻿25.41694°S 29.35028°E﻿ / -25.41694; 29.35028﻿ (Loskop Dam) |
| Lubisi Dam | Qamata | Eastern Cape | Indwe River | 1968 | 158,000 | 11.290 | 52 | 31°47′45″S 27°25′0″E﻿ / ﻿31.79583°S 27.41667°E﻿ / -31.79583; 27.41667﻿ (Lubisi Dam) |
| Luphephe Dam | Musina | Limpopo | Luphephe River | 1963 | 14,000 | 1.416 | 42 | 22°38′4″S 30°24′8″E﻿ / ﻿22.63444°S 30.40222°E﻿ / -22.63444; 30.40222﻿ (Luphephe Dam) |
| Madikwe Dam | Madikwe | North West | Thulane River | 1976 | 14,000 | 4.318 | 17 | 25°23′36″S 26°35′51″E﻿ / ﻿25.39333°S 26.59750°E﻿ / -25.39333; 26.59750﻿ (Madikwe Dam) |
| Makuleke Dam | Giyani | Limpopo | Mphongolo River | 1990 | 13,000 | 0.750 | 22 | 22°52′3″S 30°54′18″E﻿ / ﻿22.86750°S 30.90500°E﻿ / -22.86750; 30.90500﻿ (Makuleke Dam) |
| Marico-Bosveld Dam | Groot Marico | North West | Groot Marico River | 1933 | 27,813 | 4.376 | 34 | 25°28′15″S 26°23′50″E﻿ / ﻿25.47083°S 26.39722°E﻿ / -25.47083; 26.39722﻿ (Marico-Bosveld Dam) |
| Metz Dam | Trichardsdal | Limpopo | Mortladime River | | 385 | 0.55 | 18 | |
| Middelburg Dam | Middelburg | Mpumalanga | Klein Olifants River | 1978 | 48,435 | 4.680 | 36 | 25°46′31″S 29°32′46″E﻿ / ﻿25.77528°S 29.54611°E﻿ / -25.77528; 29.54611﻿ (Middelburg Dam) |
| Middle Letaba Dam | Giyani | Limpopo | Middle Letaba River | 1984 | 171,900 | 18.787 | 34 | 23°16′26″S 30°24′12″E﻿ / ﻿23.27389°S 30.40333°E﻿ / -23.27389; 30.40333﻿ (Middle Letaba Dam) |
| Midmar Dam | Howick | KZN | Umgeni | 1965 | 235,400 | 15.643 | 32 | 29°29′43″S 30°12′1″E﻿ / ﻿29.49528°S 30.20028°E﻿ / -29.49528; 30.20028﻿ (Midmar Dam) |
| Misverstand Dam | Porterville | Western Cape | Berg River | 1977 | 6,400 | 2.552 | 26 | 33°01′32″S 18°47′20″E﻿ / ﻿33.02556°S 18.78889°E﻿ / -33.02556; 18.78889﻿ (Misverstand Dam) |
| Modderpoort Dam | Beaufort West | Northern Cape | Rietfontein River | 1953 | 10,000 | 0.125 | 15 | 31°56′43″S 22°8′40″E﻿ / ﻿31.94528°S 22.14444°E﻿ / -31.94528; 22.14444﻿ (Modderpoort Dam) |
| Mohale Dam | | Lesotho | Senqunyane River | 2002 | 938,000 | 22.0 | 144 | 29°27′24″S 28°05′45″E﻿ / ﻿29.45667°S 28.09583°E﻿ / -29.45667; 28.09583﻿ (Mohale Dam) |
| Mokolo Dam (Hans Strijdom Dam) | Lephalale | Limpopo | Mokolo River | 1980 | 145,400 | 8.288 | 57 | 23°58′30″S 27°43′1″E﻿ / ﻿23.97500°S 27.71694°E﻿ / -23.97500; 27.71694﻿ (Mokolo Dam (Hans Strijdom Dam)) |
| Molatedi Dam | Zeerust | North West | Marico River | 1986 | 200,800 | 35.670 | 23 | 24°52′13″S 26°27′1″E﻿ / ﻿24.87028°S 26.45028°E﻿ / -24.87028; 26.45028﻿ (Molatedi Dam) |
| Molteno Dam | Cape Town | Western Cape | Table Mountain rivers | 1881 | 3,000 | 0.36 | 15 | 33°56′18″S 18°24′43″E﻿ / ﻿33.93833°S 18.41194°E﻿ / -33.93833; 18.41194﻿ (Molteno Dam) |
| Morgenstond Dam | Amsterdam | Mpumalanga | Ngwempisi River | 1978 | 100,773 | 9.772 | 43 | 26°42′40″S 30°32′41″E﻿ / ﻿26.71111°S 30.54472°E﻿ / -26.71111; 30.54472﻿ (Morgenstond Dam) |
| Moutloatsi Setlogelo Dam (Groothoek) | Thaba Nchu | Free State | Kgabanyane River | 1981 | 12,000 | 2.5 | 29 | 29°18′12″S 26°50′49″E﻿ / ﻿29.30333°S 26.84694°E﻿ / -29.30333; 26.84694﻿ (Moutloatsi Setlogelo Dam) |
| Mthatha Dam | Mthatha | Eastern Cape | Mthatha River | 1977 | 253,674 | 25.417 | 18 | 31°33′2″S 28°44′24″E﻿ / ﻿31.55056°S 28.74000°E﻿ / -31.55056; 28.74000﻿ (Mtata Dam) |
| Mutshedzi Dam | Thohoyandou | Limpopo | Mutshedzi River | 1990 | 2,300 | 0.392 | 25 | 22°56′55″S 30°9′40″E﻿ / ﻿22.94861°S 30.16111°E﻿ / -22.94861; 30.16111﻿ (Mutshedzi Dam) |
| Nagle Dam | Cato Ridge | KZN | Umgeni River | 1950 | 23,200 | 1.561 | 46 | 29°35′1″S 30°37′1″E﻿ / ﻿29.58361°S 30.61694°E﻿ / -29.58361; 30.61694﻿ (Nagle Dam) |
| Nahoon Dam | East London | Eastern Cape | Nahoon River | 1966 | 19,934 | 2.347 | 44 | 32°54′36″S 27°48′55″E﻿ / ﻿32.91000°S 27.81528°E﻿ / -32.91000; 27.81528﻿ (Nahoon Dam) |
| Nandoni Dam | Thohoyandou | Limpopo | Levuvhu River | 2004 | 166,100 | 15.700 | 47 | 22°58′51″S 30°35′53″E﻿ / ﻿22.98083°S 30.59806°E﻿ / -22.98083; 30.59806﻿ (Nandoni Dam) |
| Ncora Dam | Tsomo | Eastern Cape | Tsomo River | 1975 | 150,100 | 13.920 | 44 | 31°47′15″S 27°40′1″E﻿ / ﻿31.78750°S 27.66694°E﻿ / -31.78750; 27.66694﻿ (Ncora Dam) |
| Ngodwana Dam | Nelspruit | Mpumalanga | Ngodwana River | 1984 | 10,400 | 8.660 | 47 | 25°35′1″S 30°40′5″E﻿ / ﻿25.58361°S 30.66806°E﻿ / -25.58361; 30.66806﻿ (Ngodwana Dam) |
| Ngotwane Dam | Lobatieng | North West | Ngotwane River | 1982 | 18,800 | 3.900 | 19 | 25°11′56″S 25°48′47″E﻿ / ﻿25.19889°S 25.81306°E﻿ / -25.19889; 25.81306﻿ (Ngotwane Dam) |
| Nooitgedacht Dam (Vygeboom) | Carolina | Mpumalanga | Komati River | 1962 | 78,400 | 4.630 | 42 | 25°57′1″S 30°5′1″E﻿ / ﻿25.95028°S 30.08361°E﻿ / -25.95028; 30.08361﻿ (Nooitgedacht Dam) |
| Nsami Dam (Hudson Ntsanwisi Dam) | Giyani | Limpopo | Nsama River | 1976 | 21,900 | 5.15 | 24 | 23°15′16″S 30°46′14″E﻿ / ﻿23.25444°S 30.77056°E﻿ / -23.25444; 30.77056﻿ (Nsami Dam) |
| Nqweba Dam (Previously Vanryneveld's Pass Dam) | Graaff-Reinet | Eastern Cape | Sundays River | 1925 | 46,369 | 10.285 | | 32°14′8″S 24°31′41″E﻿ / ﻿32.23556°S 24.52806°E﻿ / -32.23556; 24.52806﻿ (Nqweba Dam (Previously Vanryneveld's Pass Dam)) |
| Nwanedi Dam | Musina | Limpopo | Nwanedi River | 1964 | 5,100 | 0.56 | 36 | 22°38′6″S 30°23′56″E﻿ / ﻿22.63500°S 30.39889°E﻿ / -22.63500; 30.39889﻿ (Nwanedi Dam) |
| Ntshingwayo Dam (Chelmsford Dam) | Newcastle | KZN | Nsama River | 1961 | 194,600 | 34.412 | | 27°57′12″S 29°57′0″E﻿ / ﻿27.95333°S 29.95000°E﻿ / -27.95333; 29.95000﻿ (Ntshingwayo Dam) |
| Nzhelele Dam | Musina | Limpopo | Nzhelele River | 1948 | 51,200 | 5.442 | 47 | 22°43′29″S 30°5′43″E﻿ / ﻿22.72472°S 30.09528°E﻿ / -22.72472; 30.09528﻿ (Nzhelele Dam) |
| Ohrigstad Dam | Ohrigstad | Mpumalanga | Ohrigstad River | 1955 | 13,400 | 0.99 | 52 | 24°55′59″S 30°37′54″E﻿ / ﻿24.93306°S 30.63167°E﻿ / -24.93306; 30.63167﻿ (Ohrigstad Dam) |
| Olifantsnek Dam | Rustenburg | North West | Hex River | 1928 | 14,200 | 2.548 | 31 | 25°47′3″S 27°15′52″E﻿ / ﻿25.78417°S 27.26444°E﻿ / -25.78417; 27.26444﻿ (Olifantsnek Dam) |
| Oliphantskop Dam | Ladysmith | KZN | Sondagsrivier | 1984 | 0,000 | 0.000 | 16 | 28°28′5″S 30°3′23″E﻿ / ﻿28.46806°S 30.05639°E﻿ / -28.46806; 30.05639﻿ (Oliphantskop Dam) |
| Oudebaaskraal Dam | Ceres | Western Cape | Tankwa River | 1969 | 34,000 | 8.000 | 21 | 32°23′26″S 19°53′35″E﻿ / ﻿32.39056°S 19.89306°E﻿ / -32.39056; 19.89306﻿ (Oudebaaskraal Dam) |
| Oxkraal Dam | Queenstown | Eastern Cape | Oxkraal River | 1989 | 14,900 | 2.2 | 30 | 32°12′43″S 26°45′12″E﻿ / ﻿32.21194°S 26.75333°E﻿ / -32.21194; 26.75333﻿ (Oxkraal Dam) |
| Phiphidi Dam | Thohoyandou | Limpopo | Mutshindudi River | 1971 | 187,355 | | 16 | |
| Pietersfontein Dam | Montagu | Western Cape | Pietersfontein River | 1968 | 1,984 | 0.033 | 18 | 33°40′12″S 20°00′59″E﻿ / ﻿33.67000°S 20.01639°E﻿ / -33.67000; 20.01639﻿ (Pietersfontein Dam) |
| Pongolapoort Dam | Jozini | KZN | Pongola River | 1973 | 2,267,100 | 132.728 | 89 | 27°25′15″S 32°4′30″E﻿ / ﻿27.42083°S 32.07500°E﻿ / -27.42083; 32.07500﻿ (Pongolapoort Dam) |
| Poortjieskloof Dam | Montagu | Western Cape | Groot River | 1955 | 9,700 | 1.029 | 38 | 33°51′30″S 20°22′16″E﻿ / ﻿33.85833°S 20.37111°E﻿ / -33.85833; 20.37111﻿ (Poortjieskloof Dam) |
| Potchefstroom Dam | Potchefstroom | North West | Mooi River | 1950 | 2,027 | 0.77 | 8 | 26°40′12″S 27°5′50″E﻿ / ﻿26.67000°S 27.09722°E﻿ / -26.67000; 27.09722﻿ (Potchefstroom Dam) |
| Qedusizi Dam | Ladysmith | KZN | Klip River | 1998 | 194,000 | 2.5 | | 28°32′30″S 29°44′41″E﻿ / ﻿28.54167°S 29.74472°E﻿ / -28.54167; 29.74472﻿ (Qedusizi Dam) |
| Rhenosterkop Dam | Marble Hall | Mpumalanga | Elands River | 1984 | 204,600 | 62.400 | | 25°5′55″S 28°55′5″E﻿ / ﻿25.09861°S 28.91806°E﻿ / -25.09861; 28.91806﻿ (Rhenosterkop Dam) |
| Rietvlei Dam | Tshwane | Gauteng | Rietvlei River, a tributary to the Hennops River | 1933 | 12,300 | 1.890 | 21 | 25°52′36″S 28°15′57″E﻿ / ﻿25.87667°S 28.26583°E﻿ / -25.87667; 28.26583﻿ (Rietvlei Dam) |
| Rockview Dam | Grabouw | Western Cape | Palmiet River | 1986 | 16,630 | 0.775 | 48 | 34°11′30″S 18°57′17″E﻿ / ﻿34.19167°S 18.95472°E﻿ / -34.19167; 18.95472﻿ (Rockview Dam) |
| Roodekoppies Dam | Brits | North West | Crocodile River | 1984 | 103,000 | 15.710 | 25 | 25°24′15″S 27°35′29″E﻿ / ﻿25.40417°S 27.59139°E﻿ / -25.40417; 27.59139﻿ (Roodekoppies Dam) |
| Roodeplaat Dam | Tshwane | Gauteng | Pienaars River | 1959 | 41,200 | 3.952 | 59 | 25°37′15″S 28°22′1″E﻿ / ﻿25.62083°S 28.36694°E﻿ / -25.62083; 28.36694﻿ (Roodeplaat Dam) |
| Rust de Winter Dam | Pretoria | Limpopo | Elands River | 1934 | 28,200 | 4.73 | 31 | 25°14′0″S 28°31′3″E﻿ / ﻿25.23333°S 28.51750°E﻿ / -25.23333; 28.51750﻿ (Rust de Winter Dam) |
| Rustfontein Dam | Thaba Nchu | Free State | Modder River | 1955 | 72,200 | 11.585 | 36 | 29°16′15″S 26°37′1″E﻿ / ﻿29.27083°S 26.61694°E﻿ / -29.27083; 26.61694﻿ (Rustfontein Dam) |
| Sandile Dam | Keiskammahoek | Eastern Cape | Keiskamma River | 1983 | 30,960 | 1.460 | 61 | 32°43′0″S 27°6′4″E﻿ / ﻿32.71667°S 27.10111°E﻿ / -32.71667; 27.10111﻿ (Sandile Dam) |
| Settlers Dam | Grahamstown | Eastern Cape | Kariega River | 1962 | 5,300 | 1.01 | 21 | 33°24′42″S 26°30′34″E﻿ / ﻿33.41167°S 26.50944°E﻿ / -33.41167; 26.50944﻿ (Settlers Dam) |
| Setumo Dam | Mmabatho | North West | Molopo River | 1995 | 19,600 | 4.473 | 17 | 25°51′30″S 25°30′1″E﻿ / ﻿25.85833°S 25.50028°E﻿ / -25.85833; 25.50028﻿ (Setumo Dam) |
| Shongweni Dam (Ntshongweni Dam) | Hillcrest | KZN | Sterkspruit and Wekeweke Rivers | 1927 | 2,200 | 0.3 | 39 | 29°51′25″S 30°43′20″E﻿ / ﻿29.85694°S 30.72222°E﻿ / -29.85694; 30.72222﻿ (Shongweni Dam) |
| Silvermine Dam | Cape Town | Western Cape | | 1898 | 82 | 0.04 | 9 | 34°4′31″S 18°23′56″E﻿ / ﻿34.07528°S 18.39889°E﻿ / -34.07528; 18.39889﻿ (Silvermine Dam) |
| Slangdraai Dam | Ladysmith | KZN | Sundays River | 1986 | 10,300 | 2.400 | | 28°14′24″S 29°44′58″E﻿ / ﻿28.24000°S 29.74944°E﻿ / -28.24000; 29.74944﻿ (Slangdraai Dam) |
| Smartt Dam | Britstown | Northern Cape | Ongers River | 1912 | 100,300 | 31.569 | | 30°36′48″S 23°18′2″E﻿ / ﻿30.61333°S 23.30056°E﻿ / -30.61333; 23.30056﻿ (Smartt Dam) |
| Sol Plaatje Dam (Previously Saulspoort Dam) | Bethlehem | Free State | Liebenbergsvlei River | 1968 | 15,676 | 3.560 | 24 | 28°13′1″S 28°22′1″E﻿ / ﻿28.21694°S 28.36694°E﻿ / -28.21694; 28.36694﻿ (Sol Plaatjie Dam) |
| Spioenkop Dam | Bergville | KZN | Tugela River | 1973 | 270,600 | 15.314 | 53 | 28°40′53″S 29°31′1″E﻿ / ﻿28.68139°S 29.51694°E﻿ / -28.68139; 29.51694﻿ (Spioenkop Dam) |
| Spitskop Dam | Schmidtsdrift | Northern Cape | Harts River | 1974 | 57,800 | 25.312 | 18 | 28°7′29″S 24°30′9″E﻿ / ﻿28.12472°S 24.50250°E﻿ / -28.12472; 24.50250﻿ (Spitskop Dam) |
| Spring Grove Dam | Nottingham Road | KZN | Mooi River | 2013 | 139,300 | 10.2 | 32 | 29°19′23″S 29°56′38″E﻿ / ﻿29.32306°S 29.94389°E﻿ / -29.32306; 29.94389﻿ (Spring Grove Dam) |
| Steenbras Dam (lower) | Gordons Bay | Western Cape | Steenbras River | 1921 | 33517 | 3.642 | 37 | 34°11′15″S 18°51′4″E﻿ / ﻿34.18750°S 18.85111°E﻿ / -34.18750; 18.85111﻿ (Steenbras Dam) |
| Steenbras Upper Dam | Gordons Bay | Western Cape | Steenbras River | 1977 | 31767 | 2.750 | 37 | 34°10′5″S 18°54′5″E﻿ / ﻿34.16806°S 18.90139°E﻿ / -34.16806; 18.90139﻿ (Steenbras Dam – Upper) |
| Steenbras Hydro-Electric Lower Dam | Gordons Bay | Western Cape | Sir Lowry's Pass River | 1977 | 3,560 | 0.35 | 31 | 34°8′50″S 18°54′0″E﻿ / ﻿34.14722°S 18.90000°E﻿ / -34.14722; 18.90000﻿ (Steenbras Hydro-Electric Lower Dam) |
| Sterkfontein Dam | Harrismith | Free State | Nuwejaar Spruit | 1980 | 2,616,900 | 67.260 | 93 | 28°23′15″S 29°1′10″E﻿ / ﻿28.38750°S 29.01944°E﻿ / -28.38750; 29.01944﻿ (Sterkfontein Dam) |
| Stettynskloof Dam | Worcester | Western Cape | Holsloot River | 1955 | 14,700 | 1.004 | 48 | 33°50′14″S 19°15′8″E﻿ / ﻿33.83722°S 19.25222°E﻿ / -33.83722; 19.25222﻿ (Stettynskloof Dam) |
| Stompdrift Dam | De Rust | Western Cape | Olifants River | 1965 | 46,270 | 6.203 | 49 | 33°30′45″S 22°35′8″E﻿ / ﻿33.51250°S 22.58556°E﻿ / -33.51250; 22.58556﻿ (Stompdrift Dam) |
| Taung Dam | Taung | North West | Harts River | 1993 | 58,900 | 4.650 | 44 | 27°31′35″S 24°51′16″E﻿ / ﻿27.52639°S 24.85444°E﻿ / -27.52639; 24.85444﻿ (Taung Dam) |
| Theewaterskloof Dam | Villiersdorp | Western Cape | Riviersonderend River | 1978 | 480188 | 51.204 | 38 | 34°4′45″S 19°17′1″E﻿ / ﻿34.07917°S 19.28361°E﻿ / -34.07917; 19.28361﻿ (Theewaterskloof Dam) |
| Tierpoort Dam | Bloemfontein | Free State | Tierpoort River | 1990 | 34,000 | 9.11 | 20 | 29°25′20″S 26°08′10″E﻿ / ﻿29.42222°S 26.13611°E﻿ / -29.42222; 26.13611﻿ (Tierpoort Dam) |
| Trichardtsfontein Dam | Trichardt | Mpumalanga | Trichardt Spruit | 1981 | 15,200 | 2.459 | 26 | 26°29′53″S 29°14′1″E﻿ / ﻿26.49806°S 29.23361°E﻿ / -26.49806; 29.23361﻿ (Trichardtsfontein Dam) |
| Tsojana Dam | Cofimvaba | Eastern Cape | Tsojana River | 1978 | 12,340 | 2.360 | 23 | 31°53′0″S 27°38′1″E﻿ / ﻿31.88333°S 27.63361°E﻿ / -31.88333; 27.63361﻿ (Tsojana Dam) |
| Tweedraai Dam | Trichardt | Mpumalanga | Trichardt Spruit | 1991 | 16,000 | 2.370 | 21 | 26°25′45″S 29°13′0″E﻿ / ﻿26.42917°S 29.21667°E﻿ / -26.42917; 29.21667﻿ (Tweedraai Dam) |
| Tzaneen Dam (previously Fanie Botha Dam) | Tzaneen | Limpopo | Groot Letaba River | 1977 | 157,291 | 11.636 | 50 | 23°47′37″S 30°9′48″E﻿ / ﻿23.79361°S 30.16333°E﻿ / -23.79361; 30.16333﻿ (Tzaneen Dam) |
| Vaal Barrage | Vanderbijlpark | Gauteng | Vaal River | 1923 | 56,712 | 13.485 | 10 | 26°45′53″S 27°41′30″E﻿ / ﻿26.76472°S 27.69167°E﻿ / -26.76472; 27.69167﻿ (Vaal Barrage) |
| Vaal Dam | Deneysville | Free State Gauteng | Vaal River | 1939 | 2,603,400 | 322.755 | 63 | 26°53′1″S 28°7′20″E﻿ / ﻿26.88361°S 28.12222°E﻿ / -26.88361; 28.12222﻿ (Vaal Dam) |
| Vaalharts Storage Weir | Warrenton | North West | Vaal River | 1936 | 48,700 | 1.189 | 12 | 28°06′55″S 24°55′32″E﻿ / ﻿28.11528°S 24.92556°E﻿ / -28.11528; 24.92556﻿ (Vaalharts Storage Weir) |
| Vaalkop Dam | Beestekraal | North West | Elands River, Hex River | 2010 | 53,500 | 11.1 | 33 | 25°18′37″S 27°28′33″E﻿ / ﻿25.31028°S 27.47583°E﻿ / -25.31028; 27.47583﻿ (Vaalkop Dam) |
| Vanderkloof Dam (previously P.K. Le Roux Dam) | Petrusville | Northern Cape, Free State | Orange River | 1977 | 3,171,300 | 133.402 | 108 | 29°59′29″S 24°43′55″E﻿ / ﻿29.99139°S 24.73194°E﻿ / -29.99139; 24.73194﻿ (Vanderkloof Dam) |
| Vanwyksvlei Dam | Vanwyksvlei | Northern Cape | Vanwyksvlei | 1884 | 143,081 | 49.934 | 15 | 30°22′46″S 21°48′41″E﻿ / ﻿30.37944°S 21.81139°E﻿ / -30.37944; 21.81139﻿ (Vanwyksvlei Dam) |
| Victoria Dam | Cape Town | Western Cape | Disa River | 1895 | 128 | 0.05 | 6 | 33°59′11″S 18°24′29″E﻿ / ﻿33.98639°S 18.40806°E﻿ / -33.98639; 18.40806﻿ (Victoria Dam) |
| Voëlvlei Dam | Gouda | Western Cape | Voëlvlei Lake | 1971 | 164095 | 15.730 | 10 | 33°20′15″S 19°2′1″E﻿ / ﻿33.33750°S 19.03361°E﻿ / -33.33750; 19.03361﻿ (Voëlvlei Dam) |
| Vondo Dam | Sibasa | Limpopo | Mutshundudi River | 1982 | 30,540 | 2.19 | 47 | 22°56′45″S 30°20′7″E﻿ / ﻿22.94583°S 30.33528°E﻿ / -22.94583; 30.33528﻿ (Vondo Dam) |
| Vygeboom Dam | Badplaas | MP | Komati River | 1971 | 83,000 | 6.7 | 45 | 25°52′53″S 30°37′9″E﻿ / ﻿25.88139°S 30.61917°E﻿ / -25.88139; 30.61917﻿ (Vygeboom Dam) |
| Wagendrift Dam | Estcourt | KZN | Bushmans River | 1963 | 55,900 | 5.084 | 41 | 29°2′15″S 29°51′1″E﻿ / ﻿29.03750°S 29.85028°E﻿ / -29.03750; 29.85028﻿ (Wagendrift Dam) |
| Waterdown Dam | Whittlesea | Eastern Cape | Klipplaat River | 1958 | 38,400 | 2.608 | 44 | 32°17′15″S 26°51′1″E﻿ / ﻿32.28750°S 26.85028°E﻿ / -32.28750; 26.85028﻿ (Waterdown Dam) |
| Welbedacht Dam | Wepener | Free State | Caledon River | 1973 | 10,200 | 10.185 | 32 | 29°54′34″S 26°51′37″E﻿ / ﻿29.90944°S 26.86028°E﻿ / -29.90944; 26.86028﻿ (Welbedacht Dam) |
| Wemmershoek Dam | Franschhoek | Western Cape | Wemmers River | 1957 | 58644 | 2.960 | 53 | 33°50′1″S 19°5′20″E﻿ / ﻿33.83361°S 19.08889°E﻿ / -33.83361; 19.08889﻿ (Wemmershoek Dam) |
| Westoe Dam | Amsterdam | Mpumalanga | Usutu River | 1968 | 61,900 | 7.333 | 26 | 26°30′15″S 30°37′5″E﻿ / ﻿26.50417°S 30.61806°E﻿ / -26.50417; 30.61806﻿ (Westoe Dam) |
| Witbank Dam | Witbank | Mpumalanga | Olifants River | 1971 | 104,000 | 12.112 | 44 | 25°53′30″S 29°19′1″E﻿ / ﻿25.89167°S 29.31694°E﻿ / -25.89167; 29.31694﻿ (Witbank Dam) |
| Witklip Dam | Sabie | Mpumalanga | Sand River | 1969 | 12,970 | 1.875 | 21 | 25°14′10″S 30°54′1″E﻿ / ﻿25.23611°S 30.90028°E﻿ / -25.23611; 30.90028﻿ (Witklip Dam) |
| Wolwedans Dam | Mossel Bay | Western Cape | Great Brak River | 1990 | 25,530 | 1.100 | 70 | 34°0′51″S 22°13′44″E﻿ / ﻿34.01417°S 22.22889°E﻿ / -34.01417; 22.22889﻿ (Wolwedans Dam) |
| Woodhead Dam | Cape Town | Western Cape | Disa River | 1897 | 954 | 0.16 | 38 | 33°58′38″S 18°24′8″E﻿ / ﻿33.97722°S 18.40222°E﻿ / -33.97722; 18.40222﻿ (Woodhead Dam) |
| Woodstock Dam | Bergville | KZN | Tugela River | 1983 | 373,300 | 29.129 | 49 | 28°45′31″S 29°14′46″E﻿ / ﻿28.75861°S 29.24611°E﻿ / -28.75861; 29.24611﻿ (Woodstock Dam) |
| Wriggleswade Dam | Stutterheim | Eastern Cape | Kubusi River | 1991 | 93,200 | 10.000 | 35 | 32°34′1″S 27°35′0″E﻿ / ﻿32.56694°S 27.58333°E﻿ / -32.56694; 27.58333﻿ (Wriggleswade Dam) |
| Xilinxa Dam | Idutywa | Eastern Cape | Xilinxa River | 1972 | 13,900 | 2.81 | 25 | 32°08′32″S 28°05′57″E﻿ / ﻿32.14222°S 28.09917°E﻿ / -32.14222; 28.09917﻿ (Xilinxa Dam) |
| Xonxa Dam | Queenstown | Eastern Cape | White Kei River | 1974 | 115,900 | 12.881 | 49 | 31°51′0″S 27°11′13″E﻿ / ﻿31.85000°S 27.18694°E﻿ / -31.85000; 27.18694﻿ (Xonxa Dam) |
| Zaaihoek Dam | Wakkerstroom | Mpumalanga | Slang River | 1988 | 184,600 | 12.446 | 46 | 27°26′1″S 30°4′30″E﻿ / ﻿27.43361°S 30.07500°E﻿ / -27.43361; 30.07500﻿ (Zaaihoek Dam) |
* N $^^$ Nett or working capacity
* G $^^$ Gross or maximum capacity
* I $^^$ The Bedford and Bramhoek dams form part of the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme
* D $^^$ The Driekloof and Kilburn dams form part of the Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme
* P $^^$ The Kogelberg and Rockview dams form part of the Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme
* S $^^$ The Steenbras Dam – Upper and Steenbras Hydro-Electric Lower Dam form part of the Steenbras Pumped Storage Scheme
* V $^^$ The Voëlvlei Dam is an off-channel reservoir supplied by canals from the Klein Berg River, Leeu River and Vier-en-Twintig River, and discharging by canal into the Great Berg River.