Swartkops River
Eastern Cape, South Africa watercourse
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Swartkops River, also Zwartskop River, (Afrikaans: black hills) is a watercourse in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.[1] The source of the Swartkops is near Cockscombe Mountain,[2] and it flows east into the Algoa Bay of the Indian Ocean in Bluewater Bay, just outside Gqeberha.[1] Its two main tributaries are the northern Kwa-Zunga River and the southern Elands River.[1] The river is also fed by Motherwell Canal, Markman Canal, and Chatty River, which are also sources of water pollution.[2] The river's Groendal Dam was constructed in 1933. The Swartzkops watershed lies with the Uitenhage Artesian Basin.[1] The river suffers from sewage pollution, litter, and algae blooms.[3]
| Swartkops River | |
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View of South Africa taken during ISS Expedition 18, 2008 | |
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• coordinates | 33.8633°S 25.6294°E |
