[4] The dam mainly serves for municipal and industrial use.

Its hazard potential has been ranked high (3).

The dam is fed by the Rietvlei, a river of the Crocodile River (Limpopo) basin, as well as by five fountains and five boreholes.

The Rietvlei Nature Reserve occupies the area immediately surrounding the dam.

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