Roodeplaat Nature Reserve 4.61

Roodeplaat Nature Reserve is located on the shores of the Roodeplaat Dam, 22 km north-east of Pretoria, Gauteng.In 1972 the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry delegated the management of the Roodeplaat Dam area to the Nature Conservation division of the Transvaal Provincial Administration . Their mandate was to develop the area as a nature reserve and outdoor recreation facility for Pretoria's residents. The reserve was proclaimed in 1977.