Roodeplaat Nature Reserve

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{{Infobox protected area

| name = Roodeplaat Nature Reserve

| photo = Roodeplaat-001.jpg

| photo_caption = Common zebra at Roodeplaat Nature Reserve

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| map = South Africa Gauteng

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| map_caption = Location of Roodeplaat Nature Reserve in Gauteng

| location = South Africa

| nearest_city = Pretoria

| coordinates = {{coord|25|39|00|S|28|21|44|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| area = {{convert|1555|ha|km2}}{{cite web|url=http://www-tem.jrc.it/PA/pa/7387/frame_7387.html|title=Overview of Roodeplaat Dam|work=Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring|publisher=European Communities|accessdate=2008-11-25|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107094220/http://www-tem.jrc.it/PA/pa/7387/frame_7387.html|archivedate=2009-01-07}}

| established = 1977{{cite web|url=http://www.roodeplaat-reserve.co.za/|title=Roodeplaat Dam|publisher=Roodeplaat-Reserve.co.za |accessdate=2008-11-25}}

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| governing_body = Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

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Roodeplaat (Dam Provincial) 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 (DWAF) delegated the management of the Roodeplaat Dam area to the Nature Conservation division of the Transvaal Provincial Administration (TPA). 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.

Roodeplaat dam is a well-known destination for bird watching, game viewing and a range of water sports including freshwater angling.{{Cite web|title=Roodeplaat Nature Reserve - A Community Guide|url=https://www.roodeplaat-reserve.co.za/|access-date=2021-01-20|website=www.roodeplaat-reserve.co.za}}

Over 250 bird species have been recorded here including some interesting species such as Osprey, Eurasian Reed-Warbler, Purple Heron, Black heron and Hammerkop.{{Cite web|title=Roodeplaat Dam Nature Reserve|url=https://www.infosa.co.za/provinces/limpopo/roodeplaat-dam-nature-reserve/|access-date=2021-01-20|website=InfoSA|language=en-US}}