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 WMAGross capacity x10³M³Nr.Main riversLocation
Berg Water Management Area41619Berg River, Diep River and Steenbras RiverAround Cape Town, Western Cape
Breede Water Management Area1 03918Breede River, Riviersonderend River, Sout River, Bot River and Palmiet RiverAround Cape Aghulas, Western Cape
Crocodile (West) and Marico Water Management Area8143Crocodile River and Marico RiverMostly North West
Fish to Tsitsikama Water Management Area72615Great Fish River, Kowie River, Boesmans River, Sundays River, Gamtoos River, Kromme River, Tsitsikamma River and Groot RiverWestern part of Eastern Cape
Gouritz Water Management Area26116Gouritz River, Olifants River, Kamanassie River, Gamka River, Buffels River, Touws River, Goukou River and Duiwenhoks RiverEastern part of Western Cape
Inkomati Water Management Area1 0495Komati River and Crocodile RiverEastern Mpumalanga
Limpopo Water Management Area2811Limpopo River, Matlabas River, Mokolo River, Lephalala River, Mogalakwena River, Sand River, Nzhelele River and Nwanedi RiverLimpopo province
Lower Orange Water Management Area3614Ongers River, Hartbees River and Orange RiverMostly Northern Cape
Lower Vaal Water Management Area10610Harts River, Molopo River and Vaal RiverNorth West and northern Northern Cape
Luvubu and Letaba Water Management Area6522Mutale River, Luvuvhu River and Letaba RiverNortheast Limpopo
Middle Vaal Water Management Area1 6739Mooi River, Vet River and Vaal RiverNorthwest Free State
Mvoti to Umzimkulu Water Management Area80611Mvoti River, Tongaat River, Mdloti River, Ohlanga river, Umgeni River, Sterkspruit River, Lovu River, Umkomazi River, Mzimayi River, Umzimkulu River, Mtamvuna RiverAround Durban
Mzimvubu to Keiskamma Water Management Area1 07012Swane 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 Cape
Olifants Water Management Area1 0744Elands River, Wilge River, Steelpoort River and Olifants RiverSouthern part of Limpopo, northern Mpumalanga
Olifants/Doorn Water Management Area12817Olifants River, Doorn River, Krom River, Sand River, and Sout RiverWestern Cape north of Cape Town
Thukela Water Management Area1 1107Thukela RiverWestern KwaZulu-Natal
Upper Orange WMA11 56613Modder River, Riet River, Caledon River and Orange RiverSouthern Free State
Upper Vaal WMA5 6308Wilge River, Liebenbergsvlei River and Vaal RiverGauteng, northern Free State, southern Mpumalanga
Usutu to Mhlatuze Water Management Area3 2836Usutu River, Pongola River, Mhlatuze River, Mfolozi River and Mkuze RiverNorthern KwaZulu-Natal

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