About
Loskop Dam Nature Reserve
Mpumalanga
The Loskop Dam Nature Reserve covers an area of 148 square km and lies around the massive Loskop Dam on the Olifants River, 55 km north of Middelburg in Mpumalanga. The dam has created a natural floodplain and the scenic valley has been restocked with animals once indigenous to the area.
These include the eland and other species of antelope, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest & white rhino. The dam wall was built in the 1930s across the Olifants River gorge, and was raised again in the 1970s.
The dam is approximately 30 km long, which makes it the longest dam in the southern hemisphere, and supplies water to a vast irrigation scheme in the areas of Loskop, Groblersdal and Marble Hall. The dam has become a favourite for anglers and water sport enthusiasts, and boat-based game watching is offered by a number of resorts on the banks of the dam.
These include the eland and other species of antelope, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest & white rhino. The dam wall was built in the 1930s across the Olifants River gorge, and was raised again in the 1970s.
The dam is approximately 30 km long, which makes it the longest dam in the southern hemisphere, and supplies water to a vast irrigation scheme in the areas of Loskop, Groblersdal and Marble Hall. The dam has become a favourite for anglers and water sport enthusiasts, and boat-based game watching is offered by a number of resorts on the banks of the dam.