Verlorevlei River

Verlorevlei River
River
Name origin: Verlorenvlei River
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
Source _
Mouth Atlantic Ocean
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 32°19′S 18°20′E / 32.317°S 18.333°E / -32.317; 18.333Coordinates: 32°19′S 18°20′E / 32.317°S 18.333°E / -32.317; 18.333

Verlorevlei River is a river in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The river mouth is located at Elands Bay. Its tributaries include the Hol River, Kruismans River and the Krom Antonies River. It falls within the Drainage system G and the Management Area.

The river is the only known habitat of the endangered Verlorenvlei redfin.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Chakona, Albert; Swartz, Ernst R.; Skelton, Paul H. (11 November 2014). "A new species of redfin (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Pseudobarbus) from the Verlorenvlei River system, South Africa". ZooKeys. Pensoft (453): 121–137. doi:10.3897/zookeys.453.8072. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

See also

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