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Vaal (fäl), river, c.750 mi (1,210 km) long, rising in Mpumalanga, NE South Africa, and flowing SW to the Orange River. It forms most of the northern border of the Free State Free State, formerly Orange Free State, province (1995 est. pop. 2,782,000), 49,866 sq mi (129,153 sq km), E central South Africa . It was renamed Free State shortly after the 1994 constitution went into effect. ..... Click the link for more information. . The river's flow is almost totally regulated and provides water power for industries on the Witwatersrand Witwatersrand (wĭtwô`tərzrănd') [Afrik. ..... Click the link for more information. . Vaal Dam, one of the country's largest, is located SE of Vereeniging; it stores water for use by the mines. The Vaalhartz Dam, near the junction of the Vaal and the Hartz rivers, is an important part of the Vaal River Development Project. Vaal a river in South Africa, rising in the Drakensberg and flowing west to join the Orange River. Length: 1160 km (720 miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Its vital link is an 18-mile-long pipeline to the Vaal River large enough to supply the dozens of fountains, pools and lakes, plus the needs of thousands of tourists. E[acute accent]"We are pleased to bring Eye Dynamics and their expanding product line to medical professionals and patients in Latin America and the Caribbean," said Carl de Vaal, MDI. Heriza, (17) Yokochi et al, (18) and Vaal et al (23) reported a higher correlation of interjoint coordination and a lower variability of spatiotemporal organization in preterm infants with overt cranial sonographic abnormalities from 3 months corrected age onward. |
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