There are more than fifty lakes in South Africa. Some are big while others are small. South Africa houses a fascinating body of lakes that are as diverse as they are beautiful, from man-made lakes to crater lakes fringed by leafy forests. Below is the list of lakes in South Africa and their location.
1. aManzamnyama: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
2. Barberspan: It is located in North West
3. Bot River Wetlands(Bot River Vlei): It is located in Western Cape
4. De Hoop Vlei: It is located in Western Cape
5. Goukou: It is located in Western Cape
6. Groen Vlei: It is located in Western Cape
7. Heuningnes: It is located in Western Cape
8. Ibundwe Pan: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
9. Inyameti Pan: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
10. Isivuguvungu Pan: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
11. Klein River Vlei: It is located in Western Cape
12. Klein-Mond Wetlands: It is located in Western Cape
13. Knysna is a Lagoon: It is located in Western Cape
14. Kommetjie Lagoon: It is located in Western Cape
15. Koppiesyn Pan: It is located in North West
16. Kosi Lake (by most regarded as a lake): It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
17. KuShengeza: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
18. Lake Applethwaite: It is located in Western Cape
19. Lake Banagher: It is located in Mpumalanga
20. Lake Chrissie(Chrissiesmeer): It is located in Mpumalanga
21. Lake Cubhu: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
22. Lake Elands 1: It is located in Mpumalanga
23. Lake Elands 2: It is located in Mpumalanga
24. Lake Fundudzi: It is located in Limpopo
25. Lake Hotwa: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
26. Lake KuHlange: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
27. Lake Msingazi: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
28. Lake Nhlabane: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
29. Lake Nsezi: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
30. Lake Sibaya: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
31. Lake St. Lucia (by most regarded as a lake): It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
32. Lake Zilonde (Also KuZilonde or Silonde): It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
33. Lang Vlei: It is located in Western Cape
34. Leeupan: It is located in North West
35. Little Princess Vlei: It is located in Western Cape
36. Lower Langvlei: It is located in Western Cape
37. Magdalena’s Lake: It is located in Mpumalanga
38. Makhawulani Lake: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
39. Maleni Pan: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
40. Mandla Nkunzi Lake(Mantengane): It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
41. Mgobezeleni Lake: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
42. Msenyeni Pan: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
43. Nhlole Lake: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
44. Nlhanjwana Lake: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
45. Noordhoek Lagoon: It is located in Western Cape
46. Noordhoek Sout Pan: It is located in Western Cape
47. Onrus River Wetlands: It is located in Western Cape
48. Richards Bay/Mhlathuze River Estuary: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
49. Rondevlei: It is located in Western Cape
50. Rondevlei: It is located in Western Cape
51. Sandvlei: It is located in Western Cape
52. Sedgefield: It is located in Western Cape
53. Shalala Pan: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
54. Sirkelsvlei: It is located in Western Cape
55. Sout Pan: It is located in North West
56. Sterkfontein: It is located in Gauteng
57. Swartvlei: It is located in Western Cape
58. Tete Pan: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
59. uMsunduze Pan: It is located in KwaZulu-Natal
60. Upper Langvlei: It is located in Western Cape
61. Vogelvlei: It is located in Western Cape
62. Wildevoelvlei: It is located in Western Cape
63. Zandvlei: It is located in Western Cape
64. Zeekoevlei: It is located in Western Cape
These are some of the lakes in South Africa with their location. Many of these lakes are not developed for tourism. So, you might not be able to visit most of them.