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Braamfontein Spruit

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- right
  
Sand Spruit

- average
  
0 m/s (0 cu ft/s)

Country
  
South Africa

- elevation
  
1,234 m (4,049 ft)

Mouth
  
Jukskei River

Province
  
Gauteng

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- location
  
Geymont , Johannesburg, South Africa

Municipality
  
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality

The Braamfontein Spruit (from the Afrikaans for "spring of brambles") is the longest stream in Johannesburg, South Africa. It originates in Greymont, Roodepoort. It is covered and canalised near its source, but once the river runs out of the Parkview Golf Course, it runs through parkland, right to the edge of the city, so that Johannesburgers can still enjoy it in its original state. Walkers, runners and cyclists use a path along its banks every weekend in Gauteng, South Africa. From Berea the stream runs through Pieter Roos Park, down Empire Road to the Frank Brown Park, then on towards the German School in Auckland Park . The stream then flows towards the Parkview Golf Course, where sections of it are canalised. It exits the golf course and runs through Parkhurst, where it meets the second small tributary, the Westdene Spruit. The stream then flows through River Club, Bryanston, Rivonia and Sunninghill. Its largest tributary, the Sand Spruit, joins the stream in Sunninghill before it joins the Jukskei River in Leeuwkop Prison. The Emmarentia Dam and Westdene Dam are situated on this stream.

Map of Braamfontein Spruit, South Africa

There is an ongoing effort to make this space a world class river park for the use of all Joburg residents.

References

Braamfontein Spruit Wikipedia