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History of Rietvlei Nature Reserve
History of Rietvlei Nature Reserve
The government baught Rietvlei on on 2 Sept 1929 as Rietvallei (Extent 1 ), from DM Munro, in order to build the Rietvlei dam. As part of the Rietvlei water scheme, the Rietvlei dam was build in 1934 on the Six Mile Spruit. The dam wall is a earth structure and was build completely by hand. Donkey carts were used to cart soil onto site and remove any soil and other material that was no longer required. Many horse shoes lost by these working donkeys can still be found in the hill behind the Yacht Club.
In 1948 the city of Pretoria, which owns the land, proclaimed the area a nature reserve.
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