The White Kei River or Wit-Kei River is a river in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It originates north of Queenstown, beginning its course as the Grootvleispruit river and eventually joining the Black Kei River, to form the Great Kei River.[1][2]
| White Kei River Wit-Keirivier | |
|---|---|
Location of the White Kei River mouth | |
| Etymology | From kei, the word for "water" in the Khoekhoe language |
| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape Province |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Stormberg |
| • location | Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| • elevation | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
| Source confluence | Swart-Kei / Wit-Kei |
| Mouth | Confluence with Black Kei River |
• coordinates | 32°13′34″S 27°30′36″E / 32.22611°S 27.51000°E |
• elevation | 540 m (1,770 ft) |
The Xonxa Dam is located in the White Kei River. Presently this river is part of the Mzimvubu to Keiskama Water Management Area.[3]
- ^ Mizimbuvu to Keiskamma WMA 12
- ^ Stanford, W. E. (January 1910). "Statement of Silayi, with Reference to His Life Among the Bushmen". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 1 (2): 435–440. Bibcode:1910TRSSA...1..435S. doi:10.1080/00359191009520056. ISSN 0035-919X.
- ^ Is there a role for traditional governance systems in South Africa's new water management regime?
