LOURENS RIVER: Hydrology and geohydrology

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HYDROLOGY
About 87% of the runoff of the Lourens River occurs in winter.  Summer run-off is low and flow rates may be reduced to zero during dry years.
The mean annual run-off of the Lourens River catchment is 59 000 000 m3.  (Ref 1)
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    GEOHYDROLOGY                                    
  References                                      

Ref 1: Estuaries of the Cape Report No. 17 Lourens (CSW 7) CSIR RESEARCH REPORT 416.

Ref 2:  DWAF, 2003.  State-of-Rivers Report, River Health Programme (2003).  Diep, Hout Bay , Lourens and Palmiet River Systems. 

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