Doring River
| Doring River | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Doring/Oudrif River mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | NE of Ceres |
| Mouth | As Oudrif River |
• location | Confluence |
• coordinates | 31°52′26″S 18°38′23″E / 31.87389°S 18.63972°E |
• elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
The Doring River (Afrikaans: Doringrivier) is a river in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. It is part of the Olifants/Doring River system.[1]
The name 'Doring' is also applied to a stretch of the Sout River, another Olifants tributary, midway through its course.[2]
Course
The Doring originates northeast of Ceres and joins the Olifants River near the town of Klawer as the Oudrif River after the confluence with the Koebee River. Tributaries include the Tankwa River, Riet River, Wolf River and Brandewyn River.[3]
Ecology
The Clanwilliam Yellowfish (Labeobarbus capensis), a local endemic species classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN, is found in the Doring and other rivers of its basin.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Rivers in South Africa - Doring River
- ^ Olifants/Doorn WMA 17
- ^ Olifants/Doorn WMA 17
- ^ "Technical Report on the State of Yellowfishes in South Africa 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
External links
- The Influence of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Temperature on the Distribution, Habitat, Use and Recruitment of Threatened Cyprinids in a Western Cape River, South Africa Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- List of South African Dams from the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa)