Boesmans River | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Boesman's River mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type3: | Province |
Subdivision Name3: | Eastern Cape |
Subdivision Type5: | Towns |
Subdivision Name5: | Kenton-on-Sea |
Length: | 230km (140miles) |
Discharge1 Location: | Kenton-on-Sea |
Source1 Location: | North of Kirkwood, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Mouth: | Indian Ocean |
Mouth Location: | Kenton-on-Sea, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Mouth Coordinates: | -33.6906°N 26.6645°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
Basin Size: | 2670km2 |
Boesmans River (Afrikaans: Boesmansrivier) is a river in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It originates north of Kirkwood and runs east past Alicedale, before it turns and twists south and east to Kenton on Sea, where it mouths into the Indian Ocean through a tidal estuary only 1.7 km to the SW of the mouth of the Kariega River.[1]
Its tributaries include: Bega River, iCamtarha, Ncazala River, Komga River, New Years River, Steins River, Swartwaters River, Soutkloof River and Bou River.[2]