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BERG:
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ALPHABETICAL
LIST OF RIVERS |
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Map of the Berg River |
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TOPOGRAPHY
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The Berg River rises in the Franschhoek
and Drakenstein mountains at an altitude of
1500 m. It flows northwards past Paarl,
Wellington, Hermon and Gouda, where it is joined
by the Klein Berg and Vier-en-Twintig rivers.
The river then flows westwards past Porterville,
Piketberg and Velddrif where it finally
discharges into St. Helena Bay on the west coast.
(Ref 2)
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The profile of the Berg River (from the
origin near Franschhoek to the mouth at Velddrif)
is illustrated below:
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GEOLOGY
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Upper Berg river: Table Mountain
Group (quartzitic sandstone), Sandy sediments (Ref 2)
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Upper Middle Berg River: Table
Mountain Group (quartzitic sandstone), Malmesbury Group (shale), Cape
Granite Suite, Sandy sediments (Ref 2)
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Lower Middle Berg River: Table
Mountain Group (quartzitic sandstone), Malmesbury Group (shale),
Klipheuwel Group, Sandy sediments (Ref 2)
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Lower Berg River: Table Mountain
Group (quartzitic sandstone), Malmesbury Group (shale), Cape Granite
Suite, Sandy sediments (Ref 2)
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References |
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Ref 2:STATE-OF-RIVERS REPORT_ RIVER HEALTH
PROGRAMME BERG RIVER SYSTEM - 2004
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