| Vanderkloof Dam | |
| Name Official: | Vanderkloof Dam |
| Dam Crosses: | Orange River |
| Res Name: | Vanderkloof Dam Reservoir |
| Location: | Between Northern Cape and Free State |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Owner: | Department of Water Affairs |
| Plant Operator: | Eskom |
| Dam Length: | 756m (2,480feet) |
| Dam Height: | 108m (354feet)[1] |
| Dam Type: | A |
| Construction Began: | 1973 |
| Opening: | 1977 |
| Res Capacity Total: | [2] |
| Res Surface: | 133.402km2 |
| Plant Turbines: | 2 |
| Plant Capacity: | 240MW 360MW (max) |
| Plant Annual Gen: | 932GWh[3] |
| Coordinates: | -29.9922°N 24.7317°W |
| Location Map: | South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa |
The Vanderkloof Dam (originally the P. K. Le Roux Dam) is situated approximately 130km (80miles) downstream from Gariep Dam and is fed by the Orange River, South Africa's largest river. Vanderkloof Dam is the second-largest dam in South Africa (in volume), having the highest dam wall in the country at . The dam was commissioned in 1977; it has a capacity of 3187.557e6m3 and a surface area of when full. Other rivers flowing into this dam are the Berg River, two unnamed streams coming in from the direction of Reebokrand, the Knapsak River, Paaiskloofspruit, Seekoei River, Kattegatspruit and the Hondeblaf River, in a clockwise direction.
The Town of VanderKloof has been established on the left bank of the dam, with the main town road entrance just up the way from the dam wall, with holiday resorts and parks, such as Rolfontein Nature Reserve (Photos Wiki Commons)