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VERLOREVLEI RIVER ESTUARY: General information and location |
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General | ||||||
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Verlorenvlei is approximately 25 km north of Lambert's Bay, near Eland's Bay. With and area of 1 500 ha, it is one of the largest lakes and one of the country’s few coastal freshwater lakes. The catchment of the lake is about 1 890 km2 in extent (Ref. 5). A small estuary connects the lake to the sea and marshlands are present along the main river which enters the lake (Ref. 1). The Verlorenvlei stretches between the West Coast villages of Elandsbaai and Redelinghuys. | ||||||
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Location (co-ordinates) | ||||||
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Verlorenvlei is located in the Western Cape (32º24’S 018º26’E). | ||||||
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Map of the Verlorevlei River Estuary | |||||
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Dimensions | ||||||
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Approximately 1 500 ha. | ||||||
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| Useful links | ||||||
| South African Wetlands Conservation Programme: Verlorenvlei | ||||||