List of Water Management Areas

Water Management Areas (WMAs) are parts of South Africa that are managed by Catchment Management Agencies (CMAs). A CMA is established in terms of the National Water Act of 1998. (As of December 2020 only two CMAs have been established).

The list should be complete, and in accordance with the definitions of the Department of Water Affairs. Apart from these WMAs they also have a number of Water Drainage Areas (some dams are only used for drainage, some seem to be used for both).

List of Water Management Areas Name of WMA Gross capacity x10³M³ Nr. Main rivers LocationBerg Water Management Area416 19Berg River, Diep River and Steenbras River Around Cape Town, Western CapeBreede Water Management Area1 039 18Breede River, Riviersonderend River, Sout River, Bot River and Palmiet River Around Cape Aghulas, Western CapeCrocodile (West) and Marico Water Management Area8143Crocodile River and Marico RiverMostly North WestFish to Tsitsikama Water Management Area 726 15Great Fish River, Kowie River, Boesmans River, Sundays River, Gamtoos River, Kromme River, Tsitsikamma River and Groot RiverWestern part of Eastern CapeGouritz Water Management Area 261 16Gouritz River, Olifants River, Kamanassie River, Gamka River, Buffels River, Touws River, Goukou River and Duiwenhoks RiverEastern part of Western CapeInkomati Water Management Area 1 049 5Komati River and Crocodile RiverEastern MpumalangaLimpopo Water Management Area 281 1Limpopo River, Matlabas River, Mokolo River, Lephalala River, Mogalakwena River, Sand River, Nzhelele River and Nwanedi RiverLimpopo provinceLower Orange Water Management Area 36 14Ongers River, Hartbees River and Orange RiverMostly Northern CapeLower Vaal Water Management Area 106 10Harts River, Molopo River and Vaal RiverNorth West and northern Northern CapeLuvubu and Letaba Water Management Area 652 2Mutale River, Luvuvhu River and Letaba RiverNortheast LimpopoMiddle Vaal Water Management Area 1 673 9Mooi River, Vet River and Vaal RiverNorthwest Free StateMvoti to Umzimkulu Water Management Area 806 11Mvoti River, Tongaat River, Mdloti River, Ohlanga river, Umgeni River, Sterkspruit River, Lovu River, Umkomazi River, Mzimayi River, Umzimkulu River, Mtamvuna RiverAround DurbanMzimvubu 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 RiverRest of Eastern CapeOlifants Water Management Area 1 074 4Elands River, Wilge River, Steelpoort River and Olifants RiverSouthern part of Limpopo, northern MpumalangaOlifants/Doorn Water Management Area 128 17Olifants River, Doorn River, Krom River, Sand River, and Sout RiverWestern Cape north of Cape TownThukela Water Management Area 1 110 7Thukela RiverWestern KwaZulu-NatalUpper Orange WMA 11 566 13Modder River, Riet River, Caledon River and Orange RiverSouthern Free StateUpper Vaal WMA 5 630 8 Wilge River, Liebenbergsvlei River and Vaal RiverGauteng, northern Free State, southern MpumalangaUsutu to Mhlatuze Water Management Area3 2836Usutu River, Pongola River, Mhlatuze River, Mfolozi River and Mkuze RiverNorthern KwaZulu-Natal

See also List of dams and reservoirs in South Africa List of drainage basins of South Africa List of rivers of South Africa

References

Hydrology Water Management Area Maps