Crocodile (West) and Marico Water Management Area

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Crocodile (West) and Marico Water Management Area is a designated hydrological management region in South Africa responsible for overseeing water resources and catchments, including the Crocodile River (Limpopo) system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hydrological management region
Water Management Area
administeredBy Department of Water and Sanitation (South Africa)
surface form: Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (historical)

Department of Water and Sanitation (South Africa)
borderRiver Limpopo River
bordersCountry Botswana
Mozambique (via Limpopo system)
Zimbabwe
containsLandUse commercial agriculture
game farming and conservation areas
containsProvincePortion Gauteng
surface form: Gauteng Province

Limpopo Province
North West Province
country South Africa
governedBy National Water Act (South Africa)
hasCode Water Management Area 3 (historical classification)
hasIssue eutrophication in Hartbeespoort Dam
high return flows from urban areas
water quality degradation
hasMajorTown Brits
Gaborone (downstream influence)
Lichtenburg
Mafikeng
Rustenburg
Thabazimbi
hasTransboundaryAspect shared watercourses with Botswana
hasWaterUseSector irrigated agriculture
mining and industrial use
urban water supply
includesDam Hartbeespoort Dam
Klipvoor Dam
Marico-Bosveld Dam
Molatedi Dam
Roodekopjes Dam
Vaalkop Dam
locatedIn Limpopo River
surface form: Limpopo River Basin
managesCatchment Crocodile (West) catchment
Marico catchment
managesRiverSystem Crocodile River (Marico)
surface form: Crocodile River (Limpopo)

Elands River (North West, South Africa)
Marico River
overseesResource groundwater
surface water
partOf National Water Management Areas of South Africa
purpose allocation of water to competing users
integrated water resources management
protection of aquatic ecosystems

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Crocodile River partOf Crocodile (West) and Marico Water Management Area
subject surface form: Crocodile River (Limpopo)