NGOTWANE RIVER: Overview

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The Ngotwane River and its major tributary the Bonwapitse River rise in a range of low sandstone hills at the edge of the Kalahari Desert to the southwest of the Botswana capital, Gaborone, and north of Gaborone, respectively. (Ref 1)
The Ngotwane River flows in a north-easterly direction to join the Limpopo River some 50 kilometres downstream of the confluence of the Marico and Crocodile rivers, near Steenbokpan. (Ref 1)
The Upper Ngotwane is the catchment bordering on Botswana to the north, the Upper Molopo to the southwest, and the Groot Marico to the east. The main sources of water supply are the Ngotwane dam and groundwater from the dolomites. The Dinokana springs are a major source of water supply for the urban area of Lehurutse and surrounding villages. (Ref 2)
The Ngotwane river catchment covers an area of 1842 km2.
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Ref 1:  MMSD southern Africa Research Topic 4: Impacts of Mining and Minerals Processing on the Biophysical Environment in Southern Africa

Ref 2:  Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa. 2004. Internal Strategic Perspective: Limpopo Water Management Area : Prepared by Goba Moahloli Keeve Steyn (Pty) Ltd, in association with Tlou & Matji (Pty) Ltd and Golder Associates (Pty) Ltd. on behalf of the Directorate: National Water Resource Planning. Report No. P WMA 01/000/00/0304.

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