Major Rivers in South Africa |
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River | Length (km) | Length (miles) | Drainage area (km²) | Outflow | Countries in the drainage basin | South African Provinces in the drainage basin |
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Orange River | 2200 | 1400 | 973000 | Alexander Bay | South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho | Northern Cape Province, Free State |
Limpopo River | 1800 | 1100 | 415000 | Indian Ocean | South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, | Limpopo |
Vaal River | 1210 | 750 | 196438 | Orange River | South Africa | Free State, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Northern Cape, |
Tugela River | 502 | 312 | 29000 | Indian Ocean | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal |
Olifants River | 560 | 348 | 54570 | Indian Ocean | South Africa, Mozambique | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Gamtoos River | 645 | 401 | 34635 | Indian Ocean | South Africa | Eastern Cape |
Great Kei River | 520 | 323 | 12384 | Indian Ocean | South Africa | Western Cape |
Komati River | 480 | 298 | 50000 | Maputo Bay | South Africa, eSwatini (Swaziland), Mozambique | Mpumalanga |
Great Fish River | 692 | 430 | 30800 | Indian Ocean | South Africa | Eastern Cape |
Molopo River | 1000 | 600 | 367201 | Orange River | South Africa, Namibia, Botswana | North West |