Keiskamma River
| Keiskamma River | |
| Keiskammarivier | |
 general view of Keiskammahoek where the sources of the Keiskamma River lie | |
| Name origin: Meaning "sweet water" in the Khoekhoe language | |
| Country | South Africa |
|---|---|
| Province | Eastern Cape Province |
| Tributaries | |
| - right | Tyhume |
| Source | Near Keiskammahoek |
| - location | Amatola Mountains |
| - elevation | 1,500 m (4,921 ft) |
| Mouth | Indian Ocean |
| - location | Near Hamburg |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 33°17′0″S 27°29′20″E / 33.28333°S 27.48889°ECoordinates: 33°17′0″S 27°29′20″E / 33.28333°S 27.48889°E |
| Length | 160 km (99 mi) |
  Location of the Keiskamma River mouth
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The Keiskamma River (Afrikaans: Keiskammarivier) is a river in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. The river flows into the Indian Ocean in the Keiskamma Estuary, located by Hamburg Nature Reserve, near Hamburg,[1] midway between East London and Port Alfred. The Keiskamma flows first in a southwestern and then in a southeastern direction after meeting its main tributary, the Tyhume River.[2]
The Keiskamma River marked the border between the Cape Province and former British Kaffraria, known also then as Queen Adelaide's Province, until 1847.[3]
Presently this river is part of the Mzimvubu to Keiskamma Water Management Area.[4]
Ecology
There is a small population of the endangered Eastern Province rocky (Sandelia bainsii) in the Tyhume River, part of the Keiskamma river basin.[5]
Dams
See also
References
External links
- Keiskamma River Catchment (South Africa)
- Towns of historical interest in the 'kei
- Cape slavery heritage
- The carcass of Huberta, the Keiskamma River Hippopotamus (Apr 1931)
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