Omaruru_River

Omaruru River

Omaruru River

River

The Omaruru River is a major river crossing the Erongo Region of western central Namibia from East to West. It originates in the Etjo Mountains, crosses the town of Omaruru and the village of Okombahe, and reaches the sea a few kilometers north of Henties Bay.[1] Inflows of the Omaruru are Otjimakuru, Goab, Spitzkop, Leeu and Okandjou.[2]

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Aerial view of Omaruru River (2018)

The Omaruru is an ephemeral river with a mean run-off of roughly 40 million cubic metres per annum. Its palaeochannels form an underground delta of the Namib Desert.[1] Its catchment area (including its tributaries) is estimated to be between 11,579[3] and 13,100 square kilometres (5,100 sq mi).[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "ELECTIONS 2010: Erongo regional profile". New Era. 16 November 2010.
  2. [2]
    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. 136–137. ISBN 9991670947.
  3. [3]
    Strohbach, B.J. (2008). "Mapping the Major Catchments of Namibia" (PDF 1.0MB). Agricola. 2008: 63–73. ISSN 1015-2334. OCLC 940637734.


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