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Beervlei Dam is dam in the Groot River Eastern Cape South Africa. It was established in 1957 has a capacity of 85800000 cubic metres (3.03×109 cu ft) and a surface area of 23.145 square kilometres (8.936 sq mi) and the dam wall is 31 m high. The main purpose of the dam is to provide flood absorption. The Karoo sediments in the area contain a lot of salts and it has been found that lengthy storage of water results in high water salinity.