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Below is a list of dams and reservoirs in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
| Name of Dam (Alternative) |
Nearest Town |
Impounds |
Year completed (commissioned) |
Capacity (Megaliter) |
Surface Area (km2) |
Height of Wall (meter) |
Location |
Notes
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| Aasvoel Dam |
Humansdorp |
Seekoei River |
1997 |
390 |
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15 |
34°2′52″S 24°44′47″E / 34.04778°S 24.74639°E / -34.04778; 24.74639 |
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| Anderson Dam |
Dordrecht |
Holspruit |
1990 |
1 530 |
300 |
19 |
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| Andrew F.C. Turpin Dam |
Bedford |
Nyara River |
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32°39′8″S 26°4′18″E / 32.65222°S 26.07167°E / -32.65222; 26.07167 |
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| Arnhem Dam |
Grahamstown |
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| Avonleigh Dam |
Graaff-Reinet |
Moordenaars River |
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| Bakers Dam |
Willowmore |
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| Balura Dam (Ciskei) |
Alice |
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| Bathurst Stream Dam |
Bathurst |
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| Beervlei Dam |
Willowmore |
Groot River |
1957 |
88,096[1] |
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33°02′19″S 23°27′57″E / 33.03861°S 23.46583°E / -33.03861; 23.46583 |
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| Belfort Dam |
Matatiele |
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413[1] |
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30°09′39″S 28°43′15″E / 30.16083°S 28.72083°E / -30.16083; 28.72083 |
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| Biggs Dam |
Middelburg |
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| Binfield Park Dam |
Alice |
Tyhume River |
1986 |
36,849[1] |
1.870 |
60 |
32°41′13″S 26°54′16″E / 32.68694°S 26.90444°E / -32.68694; 26.90444 |
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| Birmingham Dam (new) |
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| Bizana Dam |
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| Bloemhof Dam |
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| Bokkloof Dam |
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| Bonkolo Dam |
Queenstown |
Komani River |
1908 |
6,943[1] |
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24 |
31°52′04.4″S 26°55′15.4″E / 31.867889°S 26.920944°E / -31.867889; 26.920944 (Bongolo Dam) |
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| Boshoek Dam |
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| Bravo Dam |
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| Bridle Drift Dam |
East London |
Buffels River |
1969 |
97,923[1] |
7.460 |
55 |
32°59′22″S 27°43′14″E / 32.98944°S 27.72056°E / -32.98944; 27.72056 |
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| Bulhoek Dam |
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| Bulk River Dam |
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| Bulolo Dam |
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| Bushmans Krantz Dam |
Katberg |
Oskraal River[2] |
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4,818[1] |
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32°20′58″S 26°40′56″E / 32.34944°S 26.68222°E / -32.34944; 26.68222 |
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| Cata Dam |
Keiskammahoek |
Cata River |
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12,080[1] |
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| Churchill Dam (Krom River Dam) |
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34°0′3″S 24°29′36″E / 34.00083°S 24.49333°E / -34.00083; 24.49333 |
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| Collywobbles Dam |
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| Corana Dam |
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725[1] |
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| Ctaigievar Dam |
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| Cypress Grove Dam |
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| Dabi Dam |
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| Darlington Dam |
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179,840[1] |
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33°08′52″S 25°07′59″E / 33.14778°S 25.13306°E / -33.14778; 25.13306 |
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| De Mistkraal Dam |
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2,053[1] |
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| Debe Dam |
Middle Drift
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6,331
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| Dennegeur Dam |
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| Dogplum Dam |
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| Donnybrook Dam |
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| Doring River Dam |
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31°29′50″S 27°19′58″E / 31.49722°S 27.33278°E / -31.49722; 27.33278 |
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| Driefontein Dam |
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31°51′58″S 23°53′18″E / 31.86611°S 23.88833°E / -31.86611; 23.88833 |
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| Drieshof Dam |
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| Du Toitsvlakte Dam |
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| Edenvale Dam |
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| Eensaamheid Dam |
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| Elandsdrift Dam |
Cradock |
Great Fish River |
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3,546[1] |
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32°31′48.2″S 25°45′22.5″E / 32.530056°S 25.756250°E / -32.530056; 25.756250 |
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| Endwell van Niekerk Dam |
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| Eselhoek Dam |
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| Ezeljacht Dam |
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| Fingo Gronde Dam |
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| First Falls Dam |
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| Formosa Dam |
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| Gcuwa Dam |
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421[1] |
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32°18′47″S 28°08′01″E / 32.31306°S 28.13361°E / -32.31306; 28.13361 |
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| Geelhout Dam |
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| Glen Boyd Dam |
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| Glen Cliffe Dam |
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| Glen Melville Dam |
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6,229[1] |
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33°11′43″S 26°39′00″E / 33.19528°S 26.65000°E / -33.19528; 26.65000 |
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| Glenbrock Dam |
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| Glenthorn Dam |
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| Grassridge Dam
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Groot Brak River
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44,5[2]
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| Groendal Dam
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Swartopz River
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11,7[2]
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| Gubu Dam
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Gubu River
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8,6[2]
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| Golden Ridge Dam |
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| Impofu Dam
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Krom River
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105,8[2]
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| Jozanashoek Dam
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Sterkspruit River
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9,5[2]
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| Katrivier Dam
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Kat River
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24,9[2]
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| Kommandodrift Dam
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Tarka River
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55,9[2]
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| Koega Dam
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Koega River
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126[2]
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| Kromrivier Dam
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Krom River
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35,3[2]
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| Laing Dam
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Buffalo River
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19[2]
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| Lake Arthur Dam
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Tarka River
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11,3[2]
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| Loerie Dam
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Loeriespruit River
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3,1[2]
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| Lubisi Dam
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Indwe River
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113,6[2]
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| Mabeleni Dam
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Mhlahlane River
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2,1[2]
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| Macubeni Dam
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Cacadu River
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3,4[2]
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| Mlanga Dam
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Mlanga River
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1,6[2]
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| Mnyameni Dam
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uMnyama River
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1,9[2]
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| Nahoon Dam
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Nahoom River
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19,3[2]
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| Ncora Dam
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Tsomo River
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147,3[2]
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| Nqadu Dam
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Nqadu River
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1,3[2]
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| Nqweba Dam
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Sondags River
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44,8[2]
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| Ntenetyana Dam
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Ntenetyana River
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1,7[2]
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| Nuwejaars Dam
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Nuwejaarspruit Rivier
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4,6[2]
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| Oxkraal Dam
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Oskraal River
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14,9[2]
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| Rooikrans Dam
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Quonce
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Buffalo River
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4,8[2]
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| Sandile Dam
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Keiskammahoerk
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29,656[1]
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32°42′29″S 27°06′08″E / 32.70806°S 27.10222°E / -32.70806; 27.10222
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| Settlers Dam |
Grahamstown |
Kariega River and Palmiet River |
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33°24′42″S 26°30′34″E / 33.41167°S 26.50944°E / -33.41167; 26.50944 |
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| Toleni Dam
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Toleni River
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29,7[2]
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| Tsojana Dam
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Tsojana River
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12,3[2]
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| Umtata Dam
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Mtata River
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244,7[2]
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| Waterdown Dam
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Klipplaat Rivier
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37,5[2]
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| Wriggleswade Dam
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Kubisi Rivier
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91,5[2]
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| Xilinxa Dam
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Xilinxa River
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13,9[2]
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| Xonxa Dam
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White Kei River
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115,9[2]
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