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Map of the
wetlands in Western Cape |
| Wetland |
Comments |
Rivers
and streams |
| Berg
River Estuary |
At
Velddrif (Laaiplek) |
Berg
River |
| Betty's
Bay Wetlands |
Betty's
Bay |
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| Bot
River Estaury |
Between
Kleinmond and Hermanus |
Bot
River |
| Breede River
Estuary |
Witsand
is on the eastern bank at the mouth and Infanta at the western bank. |
Breede
River |
| Clanwilliam
Dam - palmiet wetland below the dam |
At
Clanwilliam. |
Olifants
River |
| De
Hoop Vlei |
Near
Bredasdorp. RAMSAR
No. 34. Wetlands
International Site Reference No. 1ZA001 |
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| De
Mond (Heuningnes estuary) |
Near
Bredasdorp. RAMSAR
No. 342. Wetlands
International Site Reference No. 1ZA003 |
Heuningnes
River |
| Diep
River Estuary & Rietvlei |
At
Milnerton/Table View |
Diep
River |
| Duiwenshok
Estuary |
|
Duiwenshok
River |
| Eerste
River Estuary (Kuils River) |
At
Maccassar on the Cape Flats. |
Eerste
River |
| Goukou
River Estuary |
At
Stilbaai (South of Riversdal) |
Goukou
River |
| Gouritz
River Estuary |
At
Gouritzmond, west of Vlees Bay. |
Gouritz
River. |
| Groenvlei |
Between
Knysna and Sedgefield |
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| Groot
Brak Estuary |
At
Groot Brak, between Mossel Bay and George. |
Groot
Brak River |
| Groot
Rondevlei |
Betty's
Bay |
|
| Hartenbos
Estuary |
At
Hartenbos. East of Mossel bay. |
Hartenbos
River |
| Hout
Bay River Estuary |
At
Hout Bay |
Hout
Bay River |
| Jakkalsvlei |
The
"mouth" (not reaching the sea) is approximately 50 km south
of the Olifants River mouth. |
Jakkals
River |
| Kaaimans
River Estuary |
West
of Wilderness. |
Kaaimans
River |
| Keurbooms
River Estaury |
At
Keurbooms/Plettenberg Bay. |
Keurbooms
River |
| Klein
Brak Estuary |
At
Klein Brak, between Mossel bay and George. |
Klein
Brak River. |
| Klein
River Estuary |
At
Hermanus (east of town) |
Klein
River |
| Knysna
Estuary |
At
Knysna |
Knysna
River |
| Langebaan |
West coast of
South Africa, 100 km northwest of Cape Town. RAMSAR
No. 398. Wetlands
International Site Reference No. 1ZA007 |
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| Lourens
River Estuary |
Strand/Somerset
West |
Lourens
River |
| Noordhoek
Wetlands |
At
Kommetjie/Noordhoek |
|
| Olifants
River Estuary |
The
Olifants Estuary (31º 42’ S; 18º 12’ E) is situated about 250 km
northwest of Cape Town.
The nearest towns are Lutzville and Vredendal, with the seaside
resort of Strandfontein only 8 km south of the estuary. |
Olifants
River |
| Onrus
River Estuary |
At
Onrus, west of Hermanus. |
Onrus
River |
| Palmiet
River Estuary |
At
Kleinmond |
Palmiet
River |
| Papkuils
River Estuary (Rocher Pan) |
This
small river, approximately 20 km north of the Berg River mouth, is the
feeder for the Rocher Pan Nature Reserve (also referred to as The
Vlei) |
Papkuils
River |
| Ratel
River Estuary |
East
of Gansbaai. |
Ratel
River |
| Verlorenvlei |
25 km north of
Lambert's Bay on the west coast. RAMSAR
No. 525. Wetlands
International Site Reference No. 1ZA009 |
Verlorevlei
River |
| Wadrif
Salt Pan |
The
mouth of the Langvlei River is approximately 60 km south of the
Olifants River mouth. This river ends in the Wadrif Salt Pan. |
Langvlei
River |
| Wilderness
Lakes |
East of George
and 30 km west of Knysna on the south coast . RAMSAR
No. 524. Wetlands
International Site Reference No. 1ZA008 |
Touws River |
| Wildevoël
Vlei |
At
Kommetjie. |
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| Zandvlei |
At
Muizenberg |
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| Zeekoevlei |
Cape
Peninsula (Muizenberg) |
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| Zoar Vlei |
At
Milnerton/Paardeneiland. |
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