The Klaas Smits River ( af, Klaas Smitsrivier) is a river part of the
Great Kei River system in the
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha.
The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in ...
,
South Africa. It originates south of
Molteno
Molteno (; lmo, label= Brianzöö, Mültée) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a hill-top town in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it h ...
and flows through
Sterkstroom
Sterkstroom is a settlement in Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality of the Chris Hani District in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The village is on the Hex River, at the southern foot of the Stormberg, 272 km north-west of East ...
, first southwards and then southeastwards before joining up with the
Black Kei River. Presently the Klaas Smits River is part of the
Mzimvubu to Keiskama Water Management Area.
The
Komani River is a tributary of the Klaas Smits, joining its left bank 5 km south of
Queenstown.
The basin of this river saw much commando activity during the
Second Boer War.
[Deneys Reitz, ''Commando: A Boer Journal of the Boer War'', Kessinger Publishing, LLC, ]
See also
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Great Kei River
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List of rivers of South Africa
References
External links
The South African Military History Society - Military History Journal Vol 13 No 1Towns of historical interest in the 'kei
Rivers of the Eastern Cape
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