Mosetse River

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Mosetse River
Mosetse River
Location
Country Botswana
Physical characteristics
Source Makgadikgadi Pans
Mouth Sua Pan
  location
Botswana
Length170 km (110 mi)

The Mosetse River is a natural watercourse in Botswana. Within the country of Botswana the Mosetse is a source of water to the ephemeral wetlands of the Makgadikgadi Pans, where a number of crustacean species of limited distribution thrive. [1] More specifically the Mosetse River discharges into the Sua Pan, draining parts of eastern Botswana.

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References

  1. Ann Hulsmans, Sofie Bracke, Kelle Moreau, Bruce J. Riddoch, Luc De Meester and Luc Brendonck, "Dormant egg bank characteristics and hatching pattern of the Phallocryptus spinosa (Anostraca) population in the Makgadikgadi Pans (Botswana), Hydrobiologia 571:1 (Nov. 2006), pages 123–132, Springer Netherlands, ISSN 0018-8158 (Print) 1573-5117.

20°39′19″S26°07′11″E / 20.6553°S 26.1197°E / -20.6553; 26.1197