Which town is Hartbeespoort Dam?
Which town is Hartbeespoort Dam?
North West Province
Hartbeespoort, informally also known as “Harties”, is a small resort town in the North West Province of South Africa, situated on slopes of the Magaliesberg mountain and the banks of the Hartbeespoort Dam. The name of the town means “gateway of the hartbees” (a species of antelope) in Afrikaans.
Where was Pretville filmed?
Hartbeespoort
Visit the Pretville Film set in Harties | Hartbeespoort.
What is the Hartbeespoort Dam used for?
Hartbeespoort Dam supplies irrigation water through a 544 kilometres (338 mi) long network of canals to 159.76 square kilometres (61.68 sq mi) of farmland on which tobacco, wheat, lucerne, fruit and flowers are produced.
How much does it cost to go to Harties?
Snake and Animal Park – Entrance fee will be R130 per adult. Children will be R60 per child between the ages of 3-12 years. Under the age of 3 is for free. On Weekends, Public holidays and School Holiday there will be a Snake and Seal Demonstration in the arena at 12H00 and at 15H00.
What is the biggest dam in South Africa?
The Gariep Dam
Usually made of concrete. The Gariep Dam, in the Free State, is the dam with the largest storage capacity ever built in South Africa. Constructed in 1972, it stores water from the Orange River in a 100 km-long dam with a surface area of 374 km2. The dam can store about 5 500 million cubic metres (m3) of water.
How much is the entrance fee at Hartbeespoort Dam?
The entry fee for Wild Waters is R 95 for kids between 2-7 years. The entrance fee is R150 for adults and kids alike.
What can you do in Pretville?
Things to Do near Pretville Film Set
- Aerial Cableway Hartbeespoort. #3 of 18 things to do in Hartbeespoort.
- Incendo Distillery.
- Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre.
- Harties Horse Trail Safaris.
- Silkaatsnek Nature Reserve.
- Elephant Sanctuary Hartbeesport Dam.
- Bush Babies Monkey Sanctuary.
- Lesedi Cultural Village.
What is the deepest dam in the world?
Parker Dam
Parker Dam is a concrete arch structure commonly called the ‘deepest dam in the world’.
Which dam is the smallest in South Africa?
Hellsgate
The shortest dam is Hellsgate near Uitenhage built in 1910 with a crest length of only 4 m. This concrete dam with a height of 26 m is built in a narrow gorge. The dam with the largest volume is Sterkfontein near Harrismith with an earthfill volume of 19.8 million m3.
