![]() Enkangala Drakensberg DID YOU KNOW?
![]() The Drakensberg Mountains in the Mpumalanga region form the water shed between rivers flowing to the Indian Ocean via the Thukela flow, and the Atlantic Ocean via the Vaal and Orange Rivers. One of the country's largest interbasin transfer schemes is downstream and it transfers water from the Thukela to the Vaal, where it eventually reaches the Gauteng province. Enkangala loses 4% of its water to invasive alien plants like black wattle. That is billions of litres that could be used to grow crops or serve people's household needs.
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Province Main rivers Free flowing rivers Interbasin transfer systems Dams Supplies water to
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