The Kowie River (Coyi in Xhosa) is a river in the

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. It has its source in the hills of the "Grahamstown Heights" from where it flows in a south-easterly direction draining the major part of the Bathurst region, reaching the

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through an

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. Its major tributaries are the Bloukrans River, the

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and the

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(or Torrens). The

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is a smaller tributary which enters the estuarine portion of the river 14 km from the mouth. There are also a number of smaller unnamed streams entering the river along its course. The Kowie river is part of the

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Ecology

There is a small population of the

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''(Sandelia bainsii)'' in the Kowie river.IUCN Sandelia bainsii
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Ecology

See also

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