BAVIAANSKLOOF RIVER: Overview

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The Baviaanskloof river rises in the rugged mountains flanking the narrow Baviaanskloof Valley  running parallel to the Langkloof.
The Kouga River, which rises in the Langkloof has the isolated Baviaanskloof River as its major tributary
The Baviaanskloof lies roughly 120 km west of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. The gorge with dozens of smaller valleys leading into it, can be explored by traveling along an untarred road that cuts its way down through the Winterhoek Mountains in the North to the Gamtoos Valley in the South. This Wilderness area, a U-shaped reserve currently occupying 180 000 hectares, is named after the baboon commonly found in the area.(www.camdeboocottages.co.za/baviaanskloof.html)

The Baviaanskloof lies between latitude 33° 27’ to 33° 50’ S and longitudes 23° 24’ to 24° 51 E, immediately north of the Kouga catchment and the Kromme River catchment. (Ref2)

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