Kuiseb River
| Mouth of the watercourse | Atlantic Ocean  |
|---|---|
| Country | Namibia |
| Coordinate location | 23°7′0″S 14°32′0″E, 23°6′36″S 14°31′17″E |
De Kuiseb River be an ephemeral river insyd western-central Namibia. Ein source dey insyd de Khomas Highland west of Windhoek. From der e dey flow westwards thru de Namib-Naukluft National Park den de Namib desert to Walvis Bay. Several settlements of de Topnaar people be on de banks of de lower Kuiseb, for instance Homeb, Sandfontein, Rooibank, den Utuseb.[1][2] Inflows of de Kuiseb be Gomab, Ojab, Chausib, Gaub, Koam, Nausgomab den Goagos.[3]
De Kuiseb ein catchment area (wey dey include ein tributaries) be estimated to be between 15,500[3] den 16,692 km2 (6,445 sq mi).[4] E get a mean run-off of roughly 20 million cubic metres per annum (710×10^6 cu ft/a). Friedenau Dam, dem build insyd 1972, dey for de river top. Insyd January 2005, for de first time insyd years, de Kuiseb flow go de ocean.
Between Naukluft den Namib de Kuiseb carve out a canyon insyd a barren den inaccessible area. During World War II de area around de Kuiseb Canyon serve as a shelter give Henno Martin den Hermann Korn wey move der to wait de war out.[5] Na dem subsequently publish two books den a film about dis 2-year stay; de ruins of dema shelter fi be visited. On ein course thru de Namib de Kuiseb be bordered on one side by sam of de tallest sand dunes insyd de world, den on de oda by barren rock.[3] De red sand dunes south of de river reach heights over 150 meters. De prevailing winds blow de dunes northward, buh dema movement be blocked by de river. In de process, so much sand den silt be deposited insyd de Kuiseb wey e only dey reach de sea while e dey insyd flood.
Insyd 1907, de area between de Swakop River den de Kuiseb be designated by de German colonial administration as a game reserve. De area currently be part of de Namib-Naukluft National Park. De Desert Research Foundation of Namibia (DRFN) dey locate at Gobabeb on de banks of de river.[6]
Natural-colour satellite image of de Kuiseb River.
Aerial view of Kuiseb River (2017)
Kuiseb River (2018)
Aerial view of de Gobabeb Training and Research Centre
Ruins of de Shelter of Korn and Martin
C14 bridge over de Kuiseb Canyon
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References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Malan 1998, p. 120–125.
- ↑ Moritz 1997, pp. 4–5.
- 1 2 3 Jacobson, Peter J.; Jacobson, Kathryn M.; Seely, Mary K. (1995). Ephemeral rivers and their catchments: Sustaining people and development in western Namibia (PDF 8.7MB). Windhoek: Desert Research Foundation of Namibia. pp. 140–141. ISBN 9991670947.
- ↑ Strohbach, B.J. (2008). "Mapping the Major Catchments of Namibia" (PDF 1.0MB). Agricola. 2008: 63–73. ISBN 9780353358164. ISSN 1015-2334. OCLC 940637734.
- ↑ Martin, Henno (2006). The Sheltering Desert. Hamburg: Two Books. ISBN 9783935453035.
- ↑ "Desert Research Foundation of Namibia". namibweb.com. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
Literature
[edit | edit source]- Malan, Johan S (1998). Die Völker Namibias [The Tribes of Namibia] (in German). Windhoek, Göttingen: Klaus Hess.
- Moritz, Walter (1997). Verwehte Spuren in der Namibwüste - Alte Ansiedlungen am Kuiseb [Withered Traces in the Namib - Old Settlements on the river Kuiseb] (in German). Windhoek: Typoprint. ISBN 99916-750-0-0.
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