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Ganspan Destination Guide

Explore Ganspan in South Africa

Ganspan in the region of Northern Cape is a place in South Africa - some 261 mi or ( 420 km ) South-West of Pretoria , the country's capital city .

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Time in Ganspan is now 07:08 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Maseru, Molepolole, Gaborone, Warrenton, and Veertien Strome. Since you are here already, consider visiting Maseru . Where to go and what to see in Ganspan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme

The Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme is one of the largest irrigation schemes in the world covering 369.50 square kilometres in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. named after the Vaal River and the Harts river. The Vaal River, being one of its major tributaries. Water from a diversion weir in the Vaal River, near Warrenton, flows through an 812 km long network of canals, watering 1,250 farms of average size of 0.25 square kilometres each in the lush valley.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -28.02 24.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Irrigation in South Africa, Irrigation projects, Northern Cape, Vaal River

Vaalharts Storage Weir

Vaalharts Storage Weir is dam in South Africa. It was established in 1936. Vaalhartz Weir (alternative spelling) is located on the Vaal River approximately 100 km downstream of Bloemhof Dam and 13 km upstream of Warrenton. The main purpose of the dam is to divert water from the Vaal River (released from Bloemhof Dam) to the Vaalhartz Government Water Scheme as well as the Barkly Government Water Scheme.

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Located at -28.11 24.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1936, Dams in South Africa