| Name of WMA |
Gross capacity x10³M³ |
Nr. |
Main rivers |
Location
|
| Berg Water Management Area |
416 |
19 |
Berg River, Diep River and Steenbras River |
Around Cape Town, Western Cape
|
| Breede Water Management Area |
1 039 |
18 |
Breede River, Riviersonderend River, Sout River, Bot River and Palmiet River |
Around Cape Aghulas, Western Cape
|
| Crocodile (West) and Marico Water Management Area |
814 |
3 |
Crocodile River and Marico River |
Mostly North West
|
| Fish to Tsitsikama Water Management Area |
726 |
15 |
Great Fish River, Kowie River, Boesmans River, Sundays River, Gamtoos River, Kromme River, Tsitsikamma River and Groot River |
Western part of Eastern Cape
|
| Gouritz Water Management Area |
261 |
16 |
Gouritz River, Olifants River, Kamanassie River, Gamka River, Buffels River, Touws River, Goukou River and Duiwenhoks River |
Eastern part of Western Cape
|
| Inkomati Water Management Area |
1 049 |
5 |
Komati River and Crocodile River |
Eastern Mpumalanga
|
| Limpopo Water Management Area |
281 |
1 |
Limpopo River, Matlabas River, Mokolo River, Lephalala River, Mogalakwena River, Sand River, Nzhelele River and Nwanedi River |
Limpopo province
|
| Lower Orange Water Management Area |
36 |
14 |
Ongers River, Hartbees River and Orange River |
Mostly Northern Cape
|
| Lower Vaal Water Management Area |
106 |
10 |
Harts River, Molopo River and Vaal River |
North West and northern Northern Cape
|
| Luvubu and Letaba Water Management Area |
652 |
2 |
Mutale River, Luvuvhu River and Letaba River |
Northeast Limpopo
|
| Middle Vaal Water Management Area |
1 673 |
9 |
Mooi River, Vet River and Vaal River |
Northwest Free State
|
| Mvoti to Umzimkulu Water Management Area |
806 |
11 |
Mvoti River, Tongaat River, Mdloti River, Ohlanga river, Umgeni River, Sterkspruit River, Lovu River, Umkomazi River, Mzimayi River, Umzimkulu River, Mtamvuna River |
Around Durban
|
| Mzimvubu to Keiskamma Water Management Area |
1 070 |
12 |
Swane River, Mntafufu River, Mzimvubu River, Mngazi River, Mtata River, Xora River, Mbashe River, Nqabara River, Gqunube River, Buffalo River, Nahoon River, Groot Kei River |
Rest of Eastern Cape
|
| Olifants Water Management Area |
1 074 |
4 |
Elands River, Wilge River, Steelpoort River and Olifants River |
Southern part of Limpopo, northern Mpumalanga
|
| Olifants/Doorn Water Management Area |
128 |
17 |
Olifants River, Doorn River, Krom River, Sand River, and Sout River |
Western Cape north of Cape Town
|
| Thukela Water Management Area |
1 110 |
7 |
Thukela River |
Western KwaZulu-Natal
|
| Upper Orange WMA |
11 566 |
13 |
Modder River, Riet River, Caledon River and Orange River |
Southern Free State
|
| Upper Vaal WMA |
5 630 |
8 |
Wilge River, Liebenbergsvlei River and Vaal River |
Gauteng, northern Free State, southern Mpumalanga
|
| Usutu to Mhlatuze Water Management Area |
3 283 |
6 |
Usutu River, Pongola River, Mhlatuze River, Mfolozi River and Mkuze River |
Northern KwaZulu-Natal
|
