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Map of Palmiet River |
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The Palmiet River catchment is one of the smallest in the south-western Cape. It lies between the latitudes 34°02' and 34°21' and the longitudes 18°53' and 19°10' (Nel 1980). It's area is given as approximately between 465 km2 and 539 km2. (Ref 2) |
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The Palmiet River rises in the Hottentots Holland Mountains at an altitude of 1 010m amsl. The river is about 70km long and fed by 11 perennial tributaries and numerous seasonal streams. (Ref 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The river meanders south from Nuweberg, through the Elgin Basin where it is joined by the Klein Palmiet and Kromme rivers. It enters the Kogelberg Nature Reserve and flows in a south-westerly direction to be joined by the Dwars and Louws tributaries, which feed water of very good quality into the system. The river then flows in a south-easterly direction to discharge into the Atlantic Ocean via a small estuary, near Kleinmond. (Ref 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ref 1: State of rivers report- Diep,
Hout Bay, Lourens and Palmiet River Systems- 2003
Ref 2: Estuaries of the Cape Report no 37: Palmiet (CSW 12) CSIR RESEARCH REPORT 436 |
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