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Riet River

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- right
  
Modder River

- location
  
Confluence

Length
  
300 km

Country
  
South Africa

- location
  
Near Smithfield

- elevation
  
1,001 m (3,284 ft)

Mouth
  
Vaal River

Riet River

The Riet River is a westward-flowing tributary of the Vaal River in central South Africa. In precolonial times the Riet was known as the Gama-!ab (or Gmaap), a !Kora name meaning 'muddy'. Its main tributary is the Modder River and after the confluence the Riet River flows westwards to meet the Vaal.

Map of Rietrivier, South Africa

The Riet flows about 300 km from the vicinity of the eastern Free State town of Smithfield and has a confluence with the Vaal River upstream from the Northern Cape town of Douglas.

References

Riet River Wikipedia