Breede River

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The Breede River is a river in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

It is approximately 337 km long with a catchment area of 12,384 kmĀ². The word "Breede" is Dutch for "wide". The major towns in the catchment include Swellendam in the middle to lower catchment, Montagu and Robertson in the middle catchment and Worcester in the upper catchment. There are two dams on the river, the Tweewaterskloof Dam and the Brandvlei Dam.