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Date: 2016 Type: Monument Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 33°33'02.79" S 24°01'07.50" E Alt: 474m

This monument commemorates the tragic flood that hit the Baviaanskloof on May 5, 1916. The flood claimed the lives of multiple residents, including four members of the Campbell family who are buried in a joint grave on the farm Damsedrif. It was erected by the local agricultural union in 1999, the memorial needle is located just east of Studtis on the northern side of the road (farm Kleinpoort-Wes). Transcription of plaque: Hiermee gedenk ons vloedramp 100 jaar gelede 5 Mei 1916 - 5 Mei 2016 Baviaanskloof Gemeenskap van hede en verlede Translation. We hereby commemorate the flood disaster of 100 years ago 5 May 1916 – 5 May 2016 Baviaanskloof Community past and present