Tsondab River
| Tsondab River | |
|---|---|
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Remhoogte Mountains |
| • location | Hardap Region |
| Mouth | Tsondabvlei |
• location | Hardap Region |
• coordinates | 23°55′13″S 15°22′11″E / 23.9203°S 15.3698°E |
| Length | c.150 km (93 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Diep River |
| • right | Noab River, Koireb River |
The Tsondab River is an ephemeral river in the Hardap Region of central Namibia. Its source is in the Remhoogte Mountains. From there it flows westwards through the Namib-Naukluft National Park before evaporating at Tsondabvlei. Inflows of the Tsondab are Diep, Noab and Koireb. Tsondab's catchment area (including its tributaries) is 3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi).[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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. 132–133. ISBN 9991670947.
- ^ Strohbach, B.J. (2008). "Mapping the Major Catchments of Namibia" (PDF 1.0MB). Agricola. 2008: 63–73. ISSN 1015-2334. OCLC 940637734.