Boesmans River (Eastern Cape)

This article is about the river in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. For other rivers, see Boesmans River.

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]

Boesmans River
Location of the Boesman's River mouth
Native name	Qhorha (Xhosa)
Location
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
Towns	Kenton-on-Sea
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	North of Kirkwood, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Mouth	Indian Ocean
• location	Kenton-on-Sea, Eastern Cape, South Africa
• coordinates	33.6906°S 26.6645°E / -33.6906; 26.6645
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	230 km (140 mi)
Basin size	2,670 km2 (1,030 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Kenton-on-Sea

Tributaries

Its tributaries include: Bega River, iCamtarha, Ncazala River, Komga River, New Years River, Steins River, Swartwaters River, Soutkloof River and Bou River.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of South Africa
• Bushman's River Mouth