Boesmans River (Eastern Cape)

This article is about the river in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. For other rivers, see Boesmans River.

Boesmans River
Location of the Boesman's River mouth
Native name	Qhorha (Xhosa)
Location
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
Towns	Kenton-on-Sea
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	North of Kirkwood, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Mouth	Indian Ocean
• location	Kenton-on-Sea, Eastern Cape, South Africa
• coordinates	33.6906°S 26.6645°E / -33.6906; 26.6645
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	230 km (140 mi)
Basin size	2,670 km^2 (1,030 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Kenton-on-Sea

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.^[1]

Tributaries

Its tributaries include: Bega River, iCamtarha, Ncazala River, Komga River, New Years River, Steins River, Swartwaters River, Soutkloof River and Bou River.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of South Africa
• Bushman's River Mouth

References

1. Coastal dune dynamics and management^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "Eastern Cape Estuaries Management Programme" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2012.

External links

• Boesmansriviermond
• Google Map of Boesman River's mouth at Geonames.org (cc-by)