The Elsieskraal River (
Afrikaans ''Elsieskraalrivier'') is a small river that flows through the
Cape Town metropolitan area, in
South Africa. It rises in the
Tygerberg Hills and flows in a generally south westerly direction to its confluence with the
Black River just south of
Pinelands. 65% of the course of the Elsieskraal River has been
canalised
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to prevent flooding. Its
catchment is part of the Central Management Area of the
City of Cape Town.
As most of the catchment area is urbanised and the river receives rapid runoff from roads, roofs and other impermeable surfaces it is prone to rapid increases in discharge after rain.
See also
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Salt River (river, Cape Town)
The Salt River ( af, Soutrivier) is a river in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is a confluence of the Black River which just previously has been confluenced by the Elsieskraal River, and the Liesbeeck River. It flows into Table Ba ...
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Liesbeeck River
The Liesbeek River (also spelt Liesbeeck) is a river in Cape Town in South Africa. It is named after a small river in the Netherlands. The first "free burghers" of the Dutch East India Company were granted land to farm along the river in 1657, sh ...
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Black River (Cape Town)
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List of rivers of South Africa
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List of estuaries of South Africa
References
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Rivers of the Western Cape