| Vet | |
| Name Etymology: | Translated into Afrikaans from its Khoekhoe name Geigoub, meaning 'great fat'.[1] |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Vet River mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Free State |
| Source1 Location: | Between Marquard and Clocolan |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1269m (4,163feet) |
| Mouth: | Vaal River |
| Mouth Location: | Bloemhof Dam |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -27.6833°N 65°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 1241m (4,072feet) |
| Tributaries Right: | Sand River |
The Vet River (af|Vetrivier) is a westward-flowing tributary of the Vaal River in central South Africa. Its sources are between Marquard and Clocolan and the Vet River flows roughly northwestwards to meet the Vaal at the Bloemhof Dam near Hoopstad.
Erfenis Dam was built on this river in order to provide water for the town of Theunissen.[2]
thumb|left|Vet River (middle right) on a map of 1887Its main tributary is the Sand River which joins it from the east.
The actual Vet river is formed at the confluence of the Klein Vet and the Groot Vet upstream from the Erfenis Dam.[3]
