Directorate:  Geohydrology

AVAILABLE HYDROGEOLOGICAL MAPS

With the exception of Polokwane (Pietersburg) map sheet which we expect to be printed in June 2003, all other map sheets have been printed and are available from DWAF Head office as indicated below.

The single A0 map sheet comprises:

Main map

• depicting groundwater occurrence (aquifer type and borehole yields) superimposed on a lithological background
  (scale 1 : 500 000)

Inset maps

• distribution of borehole data (scale 1 : 2 000 000)
• elevation above sea level (scale 1 : 2 000 000)
• mean annual precipitation (scale 1 : 2 000 000)
• groundwater quality (scale 1 : 1 500 000)
  (see illustration picture)

Conceptual cross section

• a schematic illustration of typical modes of groundwater occurrence (not to scale)

Please note: The map depicts groundwater conditions on a regional scale and cannot be used for borehole siting or any other site-specific investigations or deductions.

Accompanying brochures for map sheets Queenstown, Port Elizabeth, Oudtshoorn, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban have been published and can be ordered from Directorate: Geohydrology given below.

Maps and brochures are obtainable for R50.00 (VAT, postage and packing included) per map from: