Groot River (Southern Cape)
| Groot River | |
|---|---|
Great Karoo, Northern Cape | |
| • coordinates | 32°46′S 20°39′E / 32.767°S 20.650°E |
| • elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Mouth | Gourits River |
• location | Western Cape |
• coordinates | 33°53′18″S 21°39′22″E / 33.88833°S 21.65611°E |
• elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
The Groot River is a river in the southern area of the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is a right hand tributary of the Gourits River.
Course
The Groot River rises in the Komsberg Escarpment of the
Little Karoo
.
The river eventually becomes the Groot River at the point where the Buffels and the Klein-Swartberg River meet, about 50 km before its confluence with the
Van Wyksdorp, towards its confluence with the Gourits River.[2]
Its main tributary is the Touws River that rises in the Hex River Mountains, and flows eastwards through the town of the same name and south into the Little Karoo, where it joins the Groot River's right bank.
Dams in the Groot River basin
- Floriskraal Dam (capacity 50,300,000 cubic metres (1.78×109 cu ft)),
- Bellair Dam (capacity 10,100,000 cubic metres (360,000,000 cu ft)),
- Miertjieskraal Dam