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Molopo River
Molopo River is located in South Africa
Molopo River
Location of the Molopo River's mouth
Location
CountryBotswana and South Africa
ProvinceNorth West Province and Northern Cape
Physical characteristics
SourceMolopo Oog
 • locationD1337, Ottoshoop, Mahikeng Local Municipality, 2866, North West Province, South Africa
 • coordinates25°53′19″S 26°1′37″E / 25.88861°S 26.02694°E / -25.88861; 26.02694
MouthOrange River
 • location
Near Augrabies Falls National Park, Northern Cape Province
 • coordinates
28°31′02″S 20°12′46″E / 28.51722°S 20.21278°E / -28.51722; 20.21278
 • elevation
480 m (1,570 ft)
Length970 km (600 mi)
Basin size367,201 km2 (141,777 sq mi)

The Molopo River (Afrikaans: Moloporivier) is one of the main rivers in Southern Africa. It has a length of approximately 960 kilometres and a catchment area of 367,201 km2 with Botswana, Namibia and South Africa sharing roughly about a third of the basin each.[1]

  1. ^ "Review of the Molopo-Nossob Basin for Rural Communities including Assessment of National Databases at the Sub-basin Level for Possible Future Integration". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2012.

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