BUFFELS RIVER: Overview

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Map of Buffels River

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The Buffels River drains the western ridge of the Bushmanland plateau north of the Kamiesberg, as well as the western slopes of the Bushmanland/Namaqualand escarpment inland of Kleinsee.  It enters the sea on the West coast into the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 151 km south of the Orange River mouth.  The Buffels River mouth is situated in the settlement of Kleinzee, which is controlled by De Beers Consolidated Diamond Mines (DBCDM).  (Ref 1)
The 2 main tributaries of the Buffels River are the Brak (41km) and the Riembreek rivers.  These two tributaries join to form the Buffels River , approximately 149 km inland of the mouth.  Numerous other smaller tributaries join the stream before it reaches the sea. (Ref 1)
Although the Buffels River has the eighth largest catchment in the Cape , it only flows into the sea at times of exceptionally high rainfall. (Ref 1)
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Ref 1:  CSIR  (1981),  Estuaries of the Cape , Part II. Synopses of available information on individual systems. Report no. 2. Buffels (CW3). CSIR Research Report 401.
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