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Fish River (Gunning)
Fish River may refer to: Watercourses Africa * Fish River (Namibia) Australia * Fish River (Northern Territory), a tributary of the Daly River, located in the Northern Territory * Fish River (Oberon), a tributary of the Macquarie River, located near Oberon, New South Wales * Fish River (Gunning), a river near Gunning, New South Wales New Zealand * Fish River (New Zealand), a tributary of the Makarora River in the Otago Region United States * Fish River (Alabama) * Fish River (Alaska) * Fish River (Maine) * Fish River chain of lakes, in Maine Places * Fish River railway station, a station on the Main Southern railway line, New South Wales, Australia, 1875–1975 See also * Great Fish River, in South Africa * Back River (Nunavut), in Nunavut, Canada, also known as ''"Thlewechodyeth"'', or "Great Fish River" * Fish River Canyon * Fisher River (other) * Fishing Creek (other) Fishing Creek may refer to a location in the United States: Communities * Fishi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fish River (Namibia)
The Fish River (Visrivier in Afrikaans, Fischfluss in German) is a river in Namibia. It is 650 km long, flowing from the Naukluft Mountainshttp://www.namibia-travel.net/travelguide/southern-namibia/fish-river-canyon.html 150 km to the Hardap Dam near Mariental. From there the flow is entirely blocked, all further flow downstream coming from tributaries downstream from the dam. The flow of the river is seasonal; in winter the river can dry up completely. Despite this, the river is the site of the spectacular Fish River Canyon, a canyon 160 km long, and at points as much as 550 m deep. The outflow of the Fish River joins the Orange River at the border with South Africa about 100 km from the Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |