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[permanent dead link‍]
  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


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiskamma
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