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Chas Everitt International - Property in Hartbeespoort
Hartbeespoort is a small resort town in the North West Province of South Africa, situated on slopes of the Magaliesberg mountain and the banks of the Hartbeespoort Dam. The name of the town means "pass of the hartbees" (a species of antelope) in Afrikaans. The town consists mainly of holiday homes around the dam as it is popular with visitors from nearby Gauteng Province. It is home to the "Om Die Dam" ("Around the dam" in Afrikaans) ultra marathon of 50 km, which takes place annually in the first half of the year. Some of the main tourist attractions in or around the town are:
The Hartbeespoort Dam, surrounded by the majesty of the Magaliesberg mountain range, is a popular destination for weekend getaways or day trips. All water sportsmay be enjoyed including para-sailing, windsurfing, water and jet skiing. For the more adventurous the Dam offers paragliding, hang-gliding or hot air ballooning. There is an aquarium, private zoo, a snake park and a cable way. Or, explore and discover the scenic beauty, entertaining attractions, fun activities & places of interest of this wonderful land. The village of Hartbeespoort is situated along the shores of the dam, among
undulating hills and panoramic views on the dam and the majestic Magaliesberg
Mountains. Also of interest is the Crocodile Ramble, an arts and crafts route with day visitor and overnight facilities. The Heritage Route starts at the dam, going north to the Pilanesberg National Park and on to the Madikwe Game Reserve in the north. Hartbeespoortdam is very popular for weekend getaways or day trips . . . Hartbeespoort Dam (officially the Hartbeespoort Dam Reservoir) is a dam situated in the North West Province of South Africa at the latitude 25.4 South and longitude 27.5 East. It lies in a valley to the south of the Magaliesberg mountain range and north of the Witwatersberg mountain range, about 35 kilometres west of Pretoria. The name of the The dam was completed in 1923 and subsequently became a very popular holiday and weekend resort for the inhabitants of Johannesburg and Pretoria; it is the principal water recreation area of northern Gauteng and many types of water sports are practised on the dam. Its wall is 149,5 m long and 59,4 m high. The dam is fed by the waters of the Crocodile River and Magalies rivers and covers approximately 18.83 km², with a mean depth of 9.6 m and maximum depth of 45.1 m. It has a surface area of 20 km², and its normal range of annual water level fluctuation is 0.8 m. The mixing type of the dam is monomictic. Hartbeespoort Dam supplies irrigation water through a 544 km long network of
canals to 159.76 km² of farmland on which tobacco, wheat, lucerne, fruit
and flowers are produced. The town of Hartbeespoort is situated close to the dam wall and the villages of Kosmos and Schoemansville can be found alongside its banks. A tarmac road skirts the circumference of the dam; along its route it passes through a 56.6 m long tunnel and also crosses the dam wall. Hartbeespoort Dam is renowned for its poor water quality. The Dam is arguably one of the world's worst examples of Eutrophication, resulting from high levels of phosphates and nitrates washing into the dam. The primary pollution sources are arguably Sewage Treatment Works located in Gauteng as well as surrounding agricultural areas. The extreme level of euthrophication is easily recognisable by the dam's green colour. |
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