The Black Kei River, originates southwest of
Queenstown, and eventually joins the
White Kei River
The White Kei River or Wit-Kei River is a river in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It originates north of Queenstown, beginning its course as the Grootvleispruit river and eventually joining the Black Kei River, to form the Great Kei River.
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, to become the
Great Kei River
The Great Kei River is a river in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is formed by the confluence of the Black Kei River and White Kei River, northeast of Cathcart. It flows for and ends in the Great Kei Estuary at the Indian Ocean wi ...
. Several villages are situated on its banks, including McBride Village, Qabi, Ntabelanga,
Thornhill, Loudon, Mitford,
Basoto,
Baccle's Farm
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and
Tentergate
Tentergate is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Tentergate was established in 1976, as a relocation camp for the people who fled Herschel ahead of its incorporation into an independent Tran ...
.
The
Thrift Dam
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is its only significant reservoir. Presently this river is part of the
Mzimvubu to Keiskamma Water Management Area Mzimvubu to Keiskamma WMA, or Mzimvubu to Keiskamma Water Management Area (coded: 12), includes the following major rivers: the Swane River, Mntafufu River, Mzimvubu River, Mngazi River, Mthatha River, Xora River, Mbashe River, Nqabara River, ...
.
Its upper reaches form the western boundary of the
Tsolwana Nature Reserve
Tsolwana Nature Reserve is an 8,500 hectare nature reserve situated on the edge of the Winterberg Mountain range. It is located 60 km west of Queenstown, and 30 km south- east of Tarkastad in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa and is ...
, and during the mid-1800s, the Black Kei and its Klipplaat tributary formed the northern boundary of
British Kaffraria
British Kaffraria was a British colony/subordinate administrative entity in present-day South Africa, consisting of the districts now known as Qonce and East London. It was also called Queen Adelaide's Province.
The British Kaffraria was establish ...
. The
Klaas Smits and
Klipplaat
Klipplaat is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The town is some 185 km north-west of Port Elizabeth and 75 km south-east of Aberdeen. It takes its name from large slabs of rock on the ...
rivers are its main tributaries.
Mizimbuvu to Keiskamma WMA 12
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See also
*Great Kei River
The Great Kei River is a river in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is formed by the confluence of the Black Kei River and White Kei River, northeast of Cathcart. It flows for and ends in the Great Kei Estuary at the Indian Ocean wi ...
* List of rivers of South Africa
This is a list of rivers in South Africa.
It is quite common to find the Afrikaans word ''-rivier'' as part of the name. Another common suffix is "''-kamma''", from the Khoisan term for "river"
Meiring, Barbara"South African Toponymic Guideline ...
References
External links
SA Estuarine Land-cover: Great Kei CatchmentTowns of historical interest in the 'kei
Rivers of the Eastern Cape
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