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Boesmans River (Eastern Cape)

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Length
  
230 km

Basin area
  
2,670 km²

Province
  
Eastern Cape

Cities
  
Kenton-on-Sea

Basin area
  
2,670 km²

Mouth
  
Indian Ocean

Mouth elevation
  
0

Boesmans River (Eastern Cape)

- location
  
North of Kirkwood, Eastern Cape, South Africa

- location
  
Kenton-on-Sea, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Boesmans River (Afrikaans: Boesmansrivier) is a river in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It originates north of Kirkwood and runs east past Alicedale, before it turns and twists south and east to Kenton on Sea, where it mouths into the Indian Ocean through a tidal estuary only 1.7 km to the SW of the mouth of the Kariega River.

Tributaries

Its tributaries include: Bega River, iCamtarha, Ncazala River, Komga River, New Years River, Steins River, Swartwaters River, Soutkloof River and Bou River.

References

Boesmans River (Eastern Cape) Wikipedia