Kuiseb River
23°07′S 14°32′E / 23.117°S 14.533°E
| Kuiseb River | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Walvis Bay |
| Length | 300 mi (480 km) |
The Kuiseb River in Namibia flows from the Khomas highlands west of Windhoek to Walvis Bay. The Kuiseb is an ephemeral river with a mean run-off of roughly 20 million cubic metres per annum.[1]
It is bordered on one side by some of the tallest sand dunes in the world, and on the other by barren rock. The red sand dunes south of the river reach heights over 150 meters. The prevailing winds blow the dunes northward, but their movement is blocked by the river. In the process, so much sand and silt is deposited in the Kuiseb that it only reaches the sea while it is in flood. Friedenau Dam, built in 1972, is located on the river.[2]
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Natural-colour satellite image of the Kuiseb River.
See also
References
- ^ "ELECTIONS 2010: Erongo regional profile". New Era. 16 November 2010.
- ^ Friedenau at NamWater
- The original entry was from the NASA Earth Observatory [1]
External links
- Kuiseb River at the Encyclopædia Britannica
- NASA Earth Explorer page
- PhD Dissertation at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
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