Fish River (Namibia)

Fish River (Namibia)

Geobox River
name = Fish River (Namibia)
country = Namibia


image_caption = Fish river at mid summer
length = 650
source_location = Near Mariental
mouth_name = Orange River
landmark = Fish River Canyon

The Fish River (Visrivier in Afrikaans, Fischfluss in German) is a river in Namibia. It is 650 km long, flowing from Hardap Dam near Mariental. The flow of the river is seasonal; in winter the river can dry up completely. Despite this, the river is the site of the spectacular Fish River Canyon, a canyon 160 km long, and at points as much as 550 m deep.

The outflow of the Fish River joins the Orange River at the border with South Africa about 100 km from the Atlantic Ocean.


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