Swartkops River, also Zwartskop River, (

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: ''black hills'') is a watercourse in the

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province of

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. The source of the Swartkops is near Cockscombe Mountain, and it flows east into the

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of the

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. Its two main tributaries are the northern Kwa-Zunga River and the southern Elands River. The river is also fed by

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, and

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, which are also sources of water pollution. The river's

Groendal Dam Groendal Dam is an arch-type dam located on the Zwartskop River, near Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The Dam was constructed in 1933 (commissioned in 1934) and its primary purpose is for municipal and domestic use. The hazard potential o ...

was constructed in 1933. The Swartzkops watershed lies with the Uitenhage Artesian Basin. The river suffers from sewage pollution, litter, and algae blooms.

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