Lutzville Golf Club

carynkaleido — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 19:42:20 +0000

Lutzville is said to be home to one of the best 9-hole golf courses in the West Coast region. The course itself, which was opened in 1984, is a parkland course that is often quite challenging for those with low handicaps. The Par 72 course stretches over 5412 metres for men and 4452 metres for the ladies and is open from Tuesday to Sunday every week with visitors always welcome. Parkway Street, Lutzville wels@namakwa.co.za Best golf courses in the Western Cape article

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The Olifants River

carynkaleido — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 18:34:12 +0000

The Olifants River originates in the Winterhoek Mountains. Its upper catchment area is around Ceres and the Cederberg mountains. The river flows to the northwest through a deep narrow valley that widens and flattens into a broad floodplain below Clanwilliam. Its main tributary is the Doring River. The river is about 265 km long with a catchment area of 46,220 km². The Olifants River drains into the Atlantic Ocean near Papendorp where the mouth of the Olifants River is split in two by an island. Here you can see some very interesting rock formations. The Olifants Valley produces high-quality Honey, Rooibos Tea and excellent Wines, but the Valley is best known for its citrus plantations. Olifants River Estuary Near the village of Papendorp, on the West Coast, is the Olifants River estuary, which supports a large salt marsh. Salt is still collected here in the age-old way. The estuary protects nine Nama-Karoo bird species. It also supports over 15 000 waterbirds. There are information boards at the estuary explaining about the birds. The Western Cape is home to hundreds of bird species. For full identification and seasonal details, see this comprehensive Western Cape bird guide. Find a list of ships that wrecked near the Olifants River mouth The dams along the river are: Clanwilliam Dam has a storage capacity of 127,000,000 cubic metres. It is a concrete gravity dam that was established in 1935. The wall was raised to its current height of 43m in 1964. The width of the wall is 235 m. The main purpose of the dam is to provide irrigation water for agriculture downstream. The Bulshoek Dam has a storage capacity of 7,500,000 cubic metres. The dam is very popular amongst Bass Fishermen as it is home to some nice-sized smallmouth and Largemouth Bass. The dam is also popular for water skiing, canoeing, tubing, and jet skiing. See our freshwater fishing guide The major towns below the Olifants/Doring River catchment area include Lutzville, Vredendal and Vanrhynsdorp which are situated in the lower catchment area and Clanwilliam and Citrusdal in the middle catchment area

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