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    Quantifying river losses on the Sundays River between Darlington Dam and Korhaans Drift Weir through hydrodynamic modelling
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-11) Nel, Aldré; Basson, Gerrit; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Civil Engineering.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Sundays River, downstream of Darlington Dam in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, forms part of an inter-basin transfer scheme operated by the Lower Sundays River Water User Association (LSRWUA) to supply bulk water to the Sundays River Valley Municipality (SRVM), the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) as well as the predominantly citrus irrigators in the Sundays River Valley. An increase in agricultural development, population growth and persistent drought necessitates an increase in efficiency in managing water resources. This study aimed to quantify transfer losses over the 2021/2022 water year along the Sundays River between Darlington Dam and Korhaans Drift Weir where raw water is diverted into a formal canal scheme for supply purposes.