Koigab River
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| Koigab River | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Grootberg Mountains near Bergsig |
| • location | Kunene Region |
| Mouth | Atlantic Ocean |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | c.130 km (81 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,400 km2 (930 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Springbok River |
| • right | Gui-Tsawisib River |
The Koigab River is an ephemeral river on Namibia's Skeleton Coast. Its source is in the Grootberg Mountains near Bergsig, where its two inflows, the Gui-Tsawisib and the Springbok are located. Koigab's catchment area (including its tributaries) is estimated to be between 2320[1] and 2,400 km2 (930 sq mi).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Strohbach, B.J. (2008). "Mapping the Major Catchments of Namibia" (PDF 1.0MB). Agricola. 2008: 63–73. ISSN 1015-2334. OCLC 940637734.
- ^ 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. 130–131. ISBN 9991670947.
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