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Kowie River

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Kowie River
river
Mouth of the watercourseIndian Ocean Edit
TributaryBloukrans River Edit
CountrySouth Africa Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydEastern Cape Edit
Coordinate location33°36′6″S 26°53′58″E Edit
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De Kowie River (Coyi insyd Xhosa) be a river insyd de Eastern Cape, South Africa. E get ein source insyd de hills of de "Grahamstown Heights" from wer e dey flow insyd a south-easterly direction wey dey drain de major part of de Bathurst region, wey dey reach de Indian Ocean thru an estuary at Port Alfred.

Ein major tributaries be de Bloukrans River, de Bak River den de Lushington River (anaa Torrens). De Little Kowie River be a smaller tributary wich dey enter de estuarine portion of de river 14 km from de mouth. Der sanso be a number of smaller unnamed streams wey dey enter de river along ein course. De Kowie river be part of de Fish to Tsitsikama Water Management Area.[1]

Ecology

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Der be a small population of de endangered Eastern Province rocky (Sandelia bainsii) insyd de Bloukrans River section of de Blaauwkrantz Nature Reserve.[2]

References

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  1. Fish to Tsitsikama WMA 15
  2. IUCN Sandelia bainsii
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