Keiskamma River
Template:Geobox The Keiskamma River (Template:Lang-af) is a river in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. The river flows into the Indian Ocean in the Keiskamma Estuary, located by Hamburg Nature Reserve, near Hamburg,[1] midway between East London and Port Alfred. The Keiskamma flows first in a southwestern and then in a southeastern direction after meeting its main tributary, the Tyhume River.[2]
The Keiskamma River marked the border between the Cape Province and former British Kaffraria, known also then as Queen Adelaide's Province, until 1847.[3]
Presently this river is part of the Mzimvubu to Keiskamma Water Management Area.[4]
Ecology
There is a small population of the endangered Eastern Province rocky (Sandelia bainsii) in the Tyhume River, part of the Keiskamma river basin.[5]
Dams
See also
References
External links
- Keiskamma River Catchment (South Africa)
- Towns of historical interest in the 'kei
- Cape slavery heritage
- The carcass of Huberta, the Keiskamma River Hippopotamus (Apr 1931)
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