Loskop Dam Nature Reserve is situated in northern Mpumalanga

Mpumalanga

Mpumalanga , is a province of South Africa. The name means east or literally "the place where the sun rises" in Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, north of KwaZulu-Natal and bordering Swaziland and Mozambique. It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa's land area...

 province, South Africa. The reserve covers approximately 22,850 ha, if the approximately 2,350 ha surface area of the reservoir is included. The Reserve is situated in the Olifants River valley, about 55 km north of Middelburg

Middelburg, Mpumalanga

Middelburg is a large farming and industrial town in the South African province of Mpumalanga.Middelburg was established as Nasareth, , in 1864 by the Voortrekkers on the banks of the Klein Olifants River. The name was changed in 1872 to Middelburg to mark its situation midway between the Transvaal...

, and comprises a hilly bushveld region, centered on the Loskop reservoir

Loskop Dam

Loskop Dam is a dam on the Olifants River, near Groblersdal, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It was established in 1939. The dam is situated in the Loskop Dam Nature Reserve.- References :* from the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry...

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