Tsitsikamma River
| Tsitsikamma River | |
| River | |
| Name origin: From the Khoekhoe language tse-tsesa, meaning clear, and gami, meaning water, probably referring to the clear water of the Tsitsikamma River.[1] Other meanings are 'place of much water' and 'waters begin'.[2] | |
| Country | South Africa |
|---|---|
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Source | |
| - location | Tsitsikamma Mountains |
| - elevation | 600 m (1,969 ft) |
| Mouth | Indian Ocean |
| - location | Huisklip Beach |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 34°03′35″S 22°14′33″E / 34.05972°S 22.24250°ECoordinates: 34°03′35″S 22°14′33″E / 34.05972°S 22.24250°E |
  Location of the Tsitsikamma River's mouth
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The Tsitsikamma River (Afrikaans: Tsitsikammarivier) is a small river at the western end of the Eastern Cape coast, South Africa. It is part of the Fish to Tsitsikama Water Management Area.[3]
Course
It is a small permanent river that has its sources in the Tsitsikamma Mountains. Initially it flows southwards, then it flows southeastwards, parallel to the coast for most of its course, bending southwestwards only 3 km from its mouth in Huisklip Beach.[4]
See also
- Tsitsikamma National Park
- List of rivers of South Africa
- List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa
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