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This is a list of
"South African Toponymic Guidelines for Map and other editors: Fourth Edition"
12. Retrieved on 30 April 2013. (often tautologically the English term "river" is added to the name). The Zulu word ''amanzi'' (water) also forms part of some river names. The Afrikaans term ''spruit'' (compare
Image:South Africa Topography.png, Topographic map of South Africa.
Image:Orange watershed topo.png, Course and watershed of the
Dep. of Water Affairs; Republic of South Africa
Hydrology
FROC - Reference frequency of occurrence of fish species in South Africa
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This is a list of river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...
s in South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
.
It is quite common to find the Afrikaans
Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans gra ...
word ''-rivier'' as part of the name. Another common suffix is "''-kamma''", from the Khoisan term for "river"
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12. Retrieved on 30 April 2013. (often tautologically the English term "river" is added to the name). The Zulu word ''amanzi'' (water) also forms part of some river names. The Afrikaans term ''spruit'' (compare
spring
Spring(s) may refer to:
Common uses
* Spring (season)
Spring, also known as springtime, is one of the four temperate seasons, succeeding winter and preceding summer. There are various technical definitions of spring, but local usage of ...
) often labels small rivers.
List
* A Drainage basin code assigned by the Department of Water Affairs (South Africa), a complete list is available at Drainage basins of South AfricaGallery
Orange River
The Orange River (from Afrikaans/Dutch: ''Oranjerivier'') is a river in Southern Africa. It is the longest river in South Africa. With a total length of , the Orange River Basin extends from Lesotho into South Africa and Namibia to the north ...
with topography shading and political boundaries.
Image:Groot River.jpg, Grootrivier in Nature's Valley
Nature's Valley is a holiday resort and small village on the Garden Route along the southern Cape coast of South Africa. Nature's Valley lies between the Salt River, the foothills of the Tsitsikamma Mountains, the Indian Ocean and the Groot River ...
, stained a tea colour by plant tannin
Tannins (or tannoids) are a class of astringent, polyphenolic biomolecules that bind to and precipitate proteins and various other organic compounds including amino acids and alkaloids.
The term ''tannin'' (from Anglo-Norman ''tanner'' ...
s
Image:Amanzimtoti_River_Ilanda.JPG, Amanzimtoti River
Amanzimtoti River or also known as Manzimtoti River (which is its official name), is a short river in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, that originates northwest of Adams Mission, and flows through the town of Amanzimtoti, South Africa. ...
at Ilanda Wilds
Image:Amanzimtoti_River_mid_08_05_2010.JPG, Amanzimtoti River
Amanzimtoti River or also known as Manzimtoti River (which is its official name), is a short river in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, that originates northwest of Adams Mission, and flows through the town of Amanzimtoti, South Africa. ...
at Ilanda Wilds
Image:Amanzimtoti_Lagoon_2.JPG, Amanzimtoti Lagoon
Image:Crocodile River (Limpopo), South Africa.jpg, Crocodile River (Limpopo)
See also
*List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa
The following is a partial list of dams in South Africa. __NOTOC__
In South African English (as well as Afrikaans), a dam refers to both the wall as well as the reservoir or lake that builds up as a consequence.
List of dams (reservoirs)
...
* Water Management Areas
Water Management Areas (WMAs) are parts of South Africa that are managed by Catchment Management Agencies (CMAs). A CMA is established in terms of the National Water Act of 1998. (As of December 2020 only two CMAs have been established).
The li ...
* Estuaries in South Africa
* List of lakes in South Africa
This is a list of lakes of South Africa. It includes lakes that were formed naturally, and a few wetlands. For artificial lakes such as reservoirs, refer to List of dams and reservoirs in South Africa. For estuaries (river mouths) see List of ...
* Lagoons of South Africa
List of lagoons of South Africa, A lagoon is a body of comparatively shallow salt or brackish water separated from the deeper sea by a shallow or exposed barrier beach, sandbank of marine origin, coral reef, or similar feature. Lagoon refers to bo ...
* List of Bays of South Africa
* Drainage basins of South Africa
References
*Dep. of Water Affairs; Republic of South Africa
External links
Hydrology
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
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