Omaruru River

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Omaruru River
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Almost dried up bed of Omaruru River
Omaruru River
Native name Khoekhoe: ǃKhuidiǁgams
Physical characteristics
Source Mount Etjo
 • location Otjozondjupa Region
Mouth Atlantic Ocean
 • location
north of Hentiesbay, Erongo Region
 • coordinates
 22°05′S14°14′E / 22.083°S 14.233°E / -22.083; 14.233
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Lengthc.330 km (210 mi)
Basin size13,100 km2 (5,100 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • left Otjimakuru, Goab, Spitzkop
 • right Leeu, Okandjou
Waterbodies Omdel Dam
Aerial view of Omaruru River (2018) Omaruru River (2018).jpg
Aerial view of Omaruru River (2018)

The Omaruru River is a major river crossing the Erongo Region of western central Namibia from East to West. It originates in the Etjo Mountains, crosses the town of Omaruru and the village of Okombahe, and reaches the sea a few kilometers north of Henties Bay. [1] Inflows of the Omaruru are Otjimakuru, Goab, Spitzkop, Leeu and Okandjou. [2]

The Omaruru is an ephemeral river with a mean run-off of roughly 40 million cubic metres per annum. Its palaeochannels form an underground delta of the Namib Desert. [1] Its catchment area (including its tributaries) is estimated to be between 11,579 [3] and 13,100 square kilometres (5,100 sq mi). [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "ELECTIONS 2010: Erongo regional profile". New Era. 16 November 2010.
  2. 1 2 Jacobson, Peter J.; Jacobson, Kathryn M.; Seely, Mary K. (1995). Ephemeral rivers and their catchments: Sustaining people and development in western Namibia (PDF 8.7MB). Windhoek: Desert Research Foundation of Namibia. pp. 136–137. ISBN   9991670947.
  3. ↑ Strohbach, B.J. (2008). "Mapping the Major Catchments of Namibia" (PDF 1.0MB). Agricola. 2008: 63–73. ISSN   1015-2334. OCLC   940637734.


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