Riet River
| Riet Gmaap | |
|---|---|
Smithfield | |
| Mouth | Vaal River |
• location | Confluence |
• coordinates | 28°59′58″S 23°53′17″E / 28.99944°S 23.88806°E |
• elevation | 1,001 m (3,284 ft) |
| Length | 300 km (190 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Modder River |
The Riet River is a westward-flowing
!Kora name meaning 'muddy'. Its main tributary is the Modder River and after the confluence the Riet River flows westwards to meet the Vaal.[1]
The Riet flows about 300 km from the vicinity of the eastern
Douglas.[2] It flows through the Kalkfontein Dam
.
Water from the Orange River at Vanderkloof Dam is fed into the Riet River at Jacobsdal to provide water for irrigation. This has the combined effect of adding water to the river and lowering the salinity. When Vanderkloof Dam is spilling excess water from Vanderkloof Dam is transferred to the Kalkfontein Dam.
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See also
- List of rivers in South Africa
- Siege of Kimberley
- Battle of Paardeberg
References
- ^ Upper Orange WMA 13
- ^ Morris, D. 2002. Driekopseiland and 'the rain's magic power': landscape and history in a new interpretation of a Northern Cape rock engraving site. MA dissertation, Dept Anthropology and Sociology, University of the Western Cape
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