Tati River
Tati River | |
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Location | |
Country | Botswana |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 20°30′24″S 27°40′48″E / 20.506782°S 27.679869°E |
Mouth | |
• location | Shashe River |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Inchwe River |
The Tati River is a river in northeast Botswana, a tributary of the Shashe River, which in turn is a tributary of the Limpopo River. The river flows through Francistown, where it is joined by the Ntshe (or Inchwe) River from the left.[1]
History
About 1865 a hunter came across traces of old gold diggings near the Tati.
Use
The sandy bed of the Tati river holds water only for a few days each year, as is common with rivers in Botswana.[8] The river feeds the Ntimbale Dam, with a storage capacity of 26,370,000 cubic metres (931,000,000 cu ft).[9] The dam, commissioned in 2008, supplies water to villages throughout the North East District.[10] Further along its course, the river carries water to the Dikgatlhong Dam.[1]
The water has become polluted from industrial and human waste, and there is a risk of cholera if the water is used untreated. During the extended dry season, the river loses its surface water, although water may be accessed in the sand bed. Mining of this sand has caused the water table to drop, and may also contribute to flooding.[1]
References
Citations
- ^ a b c Bule 2010.
- ^ White 2004, p. 2.
- ^ White 2004, p. 3.
- ^ Eriksson, Altermann & Förtsch 1995, p. 85.
- ^ a b Murphy et al. 2010, p. 85.
- ^ a b Main 2001, p. 96.
- ^ Jenny (2014-08-12). "The Rudd concession". 1870 to 1918. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ Nas 1993, p. 192.
- ^ Central Statistics Office 2009, p. 6.
- ^ Kologwe 2008.
Sources
- Bule, Edward (11 June 2010). "Tati River: A jewel or environmental trap?". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- Central Statistics Office (October 2009). "BOTSWANA WATER STATISTICS" (PDF). Archived from the original on July 7, 2010. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Eriksson, Patrick G.; Altermann, W.; Förtsch, E. B. (1995). "Transvaal Sequence and Bushveld Complex". Mineralium Deposita. 30 (2): 85–88. S2CID 140649997.
- Kologwe, Obusitse (2008-10-26). "Ntimbale Dam to benefit North East region at last". Sunday Standard. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- Main, Michael (2001-10-31). African Adventurer's Guide to Botswana. Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-576-2. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- Murphy, Alan; Armstrong, Kate; Bainbridge, James; Firestone, Matthew D. (2010-03-11). Southern Africa. Lonely Planet. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-74059-545-2. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- Nas, P. (1993). Urban Symbolism. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-09855-8. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- White, John (2004-03-04). Scientific Travellers, 1789-1874. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780415289313. Retrieved 2012-09-19.