Auob River

Auob River
The Auob River at Gochas
Location
Countries	Namibia South Africa
Physical characteristics
Source	Tributaries east of Windhoek
Mouth	Nossob River
• elevation	897 m

The Auob in the Molopo catchment area (center left)

The Auob River is a river in the Northern Cape province of South Africa and the Hardap Region of Namibia. It flows through the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. ^{[1] [2]} It is a tributary of the Nossob River.^{[ citation needed ]}

Route

The river flows about 400 kilometres (250 miles) southeastward through Namibia and Northern Cape.

Headwaters

• 22°39′05″S17°17′10″E / 22.6514°S 17.286°E / -22.6514; 17.286 in Namibia

Mouth

• 26°26′00″S20°37′00″E / 26.4333°S 20.6167°E / -26.4333; 20.6167 , Nossob River

References

1. Stuart, Chris; Stuart, Mathilde (7 February 2013). National Parks and Nature Reserves: A South African Field Guide. Penguin Random House South Africa. p. 563. ISBN   978-1-920545-24-6 . Retrieved 7 April 2025.
2. Starfield, A. M.; Shapiro, S. M.; Furniss, P. R.; Sears, M.; Retief, P. F.; van der Walt, P. T.; Mills, M. G. L. (1982). "A Developing Computer Model of the Auob River Ecosystem, Kalahari Gemsbok National Park". Ecology of Tropical Savannas. Springer. pp. 610–625. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-68786-0_28 . Retrieved 7 April 2025.