Brak River

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Brak River
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Location of the Brak River's mouth
Location
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Makgabeng Plateau
Mouth Sand River (Polokwane)
  location
Limpopo Province
  coordinates
22°36′15″S29°44′0″E / 22.60417°S 29.73333°E / -22.60417; 29.73333 Coordinates: 22°36′15″S29°44′0″E / 22.60417°S 29.73333°E / -22.60417; 29.73333
  elevation
612 m (2,008 ft)
Length170 km (110 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left Ga-Mamasonya, Boshela

The Brak River (Afrikaans : Brakrivier) is a river located in northern Limpopo Province, South Africa. It is a tributary of the Polokwane River.

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Course

The Brak River starts on the east of the Makgabeng Plateau and flows north-northeast until reaching the Blouberg, skirting the massif and flowing diagonally northeastwards between the Blouberg and the Soutpansberg. [1] Then it meanders through the Lowveld until it joins the left bank of the Sand River about 45 kilometres (28 mi) to the southwest of Musina. The Brak River is an intermittent stream.

This river should not be confused with the Great Brak River of the Western Cape.

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References

  1. "About Blouberg". Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2012.