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Map of the Berg River
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The most important water source for the
Boland and Cape Peninsula.
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The Berg River rises in the
Franschhoek and Drakenstein mountains. It flows
northwards past Paarl, Wellington, Hermon and
Gouda, where it is joined by the Klein Berg and
Vier-en-Twintig rivers. The Berg River then flows
westwards past Porterville, Piketberg, Hopefield
and Velddrif to discharge into St. Helena Bay on
the west coast. (Ref 2)
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The Berg River drains
an area of approximately 8
980 km2 and has a total length of about
285 km. It has nine major and seven
minor tributaries, six of which were
naturally perennial, namely the
Franschhoek,Wemmershoek, Dwars, Klein Berg,
Vier-en-Twintig and Matjies rivers.
(Ref 2)
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The Berg River flows into the Berg River
estuary. The mouth of the estuary is in St Helena Bay, approximately 130
km north of Cape Town. The catchment area is approximately 7690 sq.km.
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The Berg River drains the
western slopes of the Olifans River Mountains, the Winterhoek Mountains
and the Drakenstein Mountains as well as the Swartland. The origin is at
Franschhoek in the Franschhoek Mountains
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References |
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Ref 2:STATE-OFF-RIVERS REPORT RIIVER HEALTH
PROGRAMME BERG RIVER SYSTEM - 2004
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