Map of the
wetlands in Gauteng| Definition of a wetland | Importance of wetlands | Useful links | Ramsar Sites in the RSA | ||||
| Eastern Cape | Northern Cape | Free State | Northwest | Western Cape | Limpopo | KZN | Mpumalanga |
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IMPORTANT WETLANDS IN SOUTH AFRICA: Gauteng |
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Map of the
wetlands in Gauteng |
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| Wetland | Comments | Rivers and streams | |||||||||||||||||
| Blesbokspruit | Near Springs in Gauteng Province. The towns of Boksburg, Benoni and Brakpan lie in the northwest while Nigel is located south of the site. RAMSAR No. 343. Wetlands International Site Reference No. 1ZA004 | Blesbokspruit | |||||||||||||||||
| Bullfrog Pan | Ekurhuleni Municipality | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kaalspruit | Ekurhuleni Municipality | ||||||||||||||||||
| Klip Rivier | City of Johannesburg | Klip River | |||||||||||||||||
| Soshanguve | City of Tshwane | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rietvlei | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wonderfonteinspruit | Originates between the towns of Randfontein and Krugersdorp | ||||||||||||||||||
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Useful links | |||||
| The Ramsar Convention of Wetlands | ||||||
| The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance | ||||||
| The Ramsar Photo Gallery |
