Drainage basin A

Drainage basin A

Drainage Basin A, main river in this system is the Limpopo River, but is subdivided into 9 sub-drainage basins.

  • A1 is situated along the Botswana border, and is again divided into 3 river basins
    • A10A covers the Ngotwane River up to and including the Ngotwane Dam
    • A10B covers the Ngotwnae River up to the border with Botswane and it joins the Taung River in Botswana, just before it drains into the Gabarone Dam
    • A10C covers the Segakwane River before it crosses the border with Botswana.
  • A2
    • A21A covers the Hennops River and Rietvlei River up to and including the Rietvlei Dam
  • A3 is situated the northwest Gauteng, and is again divided into 11 river basins, the main river being the Crocodile River.
    • A31A
    • A32A
    • A32B
    • A32C covers the Brakfonteinspruit until it drains into the Molatedi Dam, as well as a short section of the Raswue River, before it crosses the border with Botswana.
  • A4 has the Mokolo River as main river system.

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