Great Kei River
| Great Kei River | |
| Groot-Keirivier | |
 Old road bridge at Great Kei River, looking towards its western bank | |
| Name origin: From kei, the word for "water" in the Khoekhoe language | |
| Country | South Africa |
|---|---|
| Province | Eastern Cape Province |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Xolobe |
| - right | Kubusi |
| Source | Stormberg |
| - elevation | 1,500 m (4,921 ft) |
| Source confluence | Swart-Kei / Wit-Kei |
| - elevation | 540 m (1,772 ft) |
| - coordinates | ZA 32°13′34″S 27°30′36″E / 32.22611°S 27.51000°E |
| Mouth | Indian Ocean |
| - location | By Kei Mouth, South Africa |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | ZA 32°40′34″S 28°22′51″E / 32.67611°S 28.38083°ECoordinates: ZA 32°40′34″S 28°22′51″E / 32.67611°S 28.38083°E |
| Length | 320 km (199 mi) |
  Location of the Great Kei River mouth
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Great Kei River from Kei Bridge to Kei Mouth
The Great Kei River (Afrikaans: Groot-Keirivier) is a river in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is formed by the confluence of the Black Kei River (Afrikaans: Swart-Keirivier) and White Kei River (Afrikaans: Wit-Keirivier), northeast of Cathcart. It flows for 320 km (199 mi)[1] and ends in the Great Kei Estuary at the Indian Ocean with the small town Kei Mouth on the west bank. Historically the Great Kei River formed the southwestern border of the Transkei region.
Dams in the Great Kei basin
- Xonxa Dam in the White Kei River (Wit-Kei River).
- Wriggleswade Dam on the Kubusi River
- Bongolo Dam, in the Komani River, a tributary of the Klaas Smits River, itself a tributary of the Black Kei River
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