Keiskamma River

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Keiskamma River
Keiskammarivier
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general view of Keiskammahoek where the sources of the Keiskamma River lie
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Location of the Keiskamma River mouth
EtymologyMeaning "sweet water" in the Khoekhoe language
Location
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape Province
Physical characteristics
SourceNear Keiskammahoek
  location Amatola Mountains
  elevation1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Mouth Indian Ocean
  location
Near Hamburg
  coordinates
33°17′0″S27°29′20″E / 33.28333°S 27.48889°E / -33.28333; 27.48889 Coordinates: 33°17′0″S27°29′20″E / 33.28333°S 27.48889°E / -33.28333; 27.48889
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length160 km (99 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  right Tyhume

The Keiskamma River (Afrikaans : Keiskammarivier) is a river in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. The river flows into the Indian Ocean in the Keiskamma Estuary, located by Hamburg Nature Reserve, near Hamburg, [1] midway between East London and Port Alfred. The Keiskamma flows first in a southwestern and then in a southeastern direction after meeting its main tributary, the Tyhume River. [2]

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The Keiskamma River marked the border between the Cape Province and former British Kaffraria, known also then as Queen Adelaide's Province, until 1847. [3]

Presently this river is part of the Mzimvubu to Keiskamma Water Management Area. [4]

Ecology

There is a small population of the endangered Eastern Province rocky (Sandelia bainsii) in the Tyhume River, part of the Keiskamma river basin. [5]

Dams

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