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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:river
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gptkbp:borders
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Free State and North West Province
Gauteng and Free State
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gptkbp:catchmentArea
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196,438 km²
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gptkbp:flowsThrough
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gptkb:North_West_Province
gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
gptkb:Gauteng
gptkb:Mpumalanga
gptkb:Northern_Cape
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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gold mining
industrial development
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Vaal River System
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gptkbp:interbasinTransfer
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gptkb:Lesotho_Highlands_Water_Project
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gptkbp:length
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about 1,120 km (Vaal River)
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gptkbp:locatedAtConfluenceOf
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gptkb:Orange_River
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:South_Africa
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gptkbp:mainRiver
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gptkb:Bloemhof_Dam
gptkb:Vaal_Dam
gptkb:Vaal_River
gptkb:Grootdraai_Dam
gptkb:Katse_Dam
gptkb:Sterkfontein_Dam
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gptkbp:managedBy
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gptkb:Department_of_Water_and_Sanitation_(South_Africa)
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Orange_River_Basin
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gptkbp:receivesWaterFrom
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gptkb:North_West_Province
gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
gptkb:Lesotho_Highlands_Water_Project
gptkb:Gauteng
gptkb:Mpumalanga
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gptkbp:supports
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gptkb:Sasolburg
gptkb:Bloemfontein
gptkb:Johannesburg
gptkb:Pretoria
gptkb:Vereeniging
gptkb:Kimberley
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gptkbp:threats
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pollution
eutrophication
acid mine drainage
water shortages
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gptkbp:tributaryOf
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gptkb:Klip_River
gptkb:Mooi_River
gptkb:Vet_River
gptkb:Wilge_River
gptkb:Leeuspruit
gptkb:Renoster_River
gptkb:Rietspruit
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gptkbp:usedFor
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power generation
domestic water supply
industrial water supply
agricultural irrigation
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Vaal_River
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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