| MOLOPO RIVER: Hydrology and geohydrology |
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Map of the MOLOPO River |
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| Requirements for water in the Molopo sub-area are relatively small and constitute only 6% of the total water requirements within the water management area. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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It must be noted that the 197 million m3 per annum is the natural mean runoff for the entire Molopo catchment, including the upper portion of the catchment, which falls outside this water management area, in the neighbouring state of Botswana. The contribution of runoff from the South African portion of the Molopo catchment is negligible as the remaining runoff is lost through evaporation. (Ref 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ref 1: Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa. 2004. Crocodile (West) and Marico Water Management Area: Internal Strategic Perspective of the Marico-Upper Molopo & Upper Ngotwane catchments. Prepared by Goba Moahloli Keeve Steyn in association with Golder and Associates and Tlou and Matji (Pty) Ltd. DWAF Report No. P WMA 03/000/00/0404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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