Our hunting accommodation at the Vanderkloof Dam (originally the P. K. Le Roux Dam) is situated approximately 130 km (81 mi) downstream from Gariep Dam. It is fed by the Orange River, which is South Africa’s largest river. 

Vanderkloof Dam is the second-largest dam in South Africa (in volume), and also has the highest dam wall in the country at 108 metres (354 ft). The dam was commissioned in 1977 with a capacity of 3,187.557 million cubic metres (2,584,195 acre⋅ft) It has a surface area of 133.43 square kilometres (51.52 sq mi) when full. 

Other rivers flowing into this dam are the Berg River, two streams coming from the Reebokrand, the Knapsak River, Paaiskloofspruit, Seekoei River, Kattegatspruit and the Hondeblaf River, in a clockwise direction. 

The Town of VanderKloof has been established on the left bank of the dam, with the main town road entrance just up the way from the dam wall, with holiday resorts and parks, such as Rolfontein Nature Reserve