Doring River Explained

Doring River
Pushpin Map:South Africa
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Doring/Oudrif River mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:South Africa
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Western Cape
Source1 Location:NE of Ceres
Mouth:As Oudrif River
Mouth Location:Confluence
Mouth Coordinates:-31.8739°N 18.6397°W
Mouth Elevation:44m (144feet)

The Doring River (Afrikaans: Doringrivier) is a river in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. It is part of the Olifants/Doring River system.[1]

The name 'Doring' is also applied to a stretch of the Sout River, another Olifants tributary, midway through its course.[2]

Course

The Doring originates northeast of Ceres and joins the Olifants River near the town of Klawer as the Oudrif River after the confluence with the Koebee River. Tributaries include the Tankwa River, Riet River, Wolf River and Brandewyn River.[3]

Ecology

The Clanwilliam Yellowfish (Labeobarbus capensis), a local endemic species classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN, is found in the Doring and other rivers of its basin.[4]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ewisa.co.za/misc/RiverWCDoring/DoringRiver.htm Rivers in South Africa - Doring River
  2. http://www.dwaf.gov.za/iwqs/rhp/eco/FROC/WMA17OlifantsDoorn.jpg Olifants/Doorn WMA 17
  3. http://www.dwaf.gov.za/iwqs/rhp/eco/FROC/WMA17OlifantsDoorn.jpg Olifants/Doorn WMA 17
  4. Web site: Technical Report on the State of Yellowfishes in South Africa 2007 . 2012-03-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170629065416/http://www.wrc.org.za/Knowledge%20Hub%20Documents/Research%20Reports/KV212-web-conservation.pdf . 2017-06-29 . dead .