| ELANDS RIVER: Topography, geology and soils |
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Map of the ELANDS River |
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The Elands River (which supports fishing for Trout and a small scaled Yellow Fish endemic only to the Elands river), flows the length of the valley constrained by the mountain ranges on either side. Streams flowing from the mountains into the Elands River are Heysbrook, Schoonspruit, Swartkoppie, Rietspruit, Mashonamin and Ngodwana. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The upper half of the Elands River widens
to 15 m with rocky pools and a moderate to steep slope.
The lower half of the Elands River is a fast flowing section. The river is 15-20 m wide with large rocky pools and abundant riffle and rapid areas in ecoregion. (www.csir.co.za/rhp/state_of_rivers/state_of_crocsabieolif_01/croc_eco_4.html) |
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