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Doring River

Doring River

River in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    Rivers in South Africa - Doring River
  2. [2]
    Olifants/Doorn WMA 17
  3. [3]
    Olifants/Doorn WMA 17
  4. [4]
    "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.


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