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 ZA 33°17′0″S 27°29′20″E / 33.28333°S 27.48889°E / -33.28333; 27.48889Coordinates: ZA 33°17′0″S 27°29′20″E / 33.28333°S 27.48889°E / -33.28333; 27.48889
Length 160 km (99 mi)
Location of the Keiskamma River mouth

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

  1. ↑ Integrated Management Plan for the Hamburg Nature Reserve
  2. ↑ South African Estuaries - Keiskamma
  3. ↑ The Kat River Rebellion by the Khoe and Cape Creoles in the Eastern Cape
  4. ↑ Is there a role for traditional governance systems in South Africa's new water management regime?
  5. ↑ Sandelia bainsii

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