Notwane
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Notwane Ngotwane, Notwane River |
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 The Notwane in the Limpopo catchment area (center left) |
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 Botswana South Africa
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| River system | Limpopo | |
| Drain over | Limpopo → Indian Ocean | |
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Limpopo coordinates: 23 ° 44 ′ 49 " S , 26 ° 57 ′ 43" E 23 ° 44 ′ 49 " S , 26 ° 57 ′ 43" E |
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847 m
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| Catchment area | 18,053 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Nnywane, Metsimotlhabe, Taung | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Ngotwane Dam, Gaborone Dam | |
| Big cities | Gaborone | |
| Medium-sized cities | Mochudi | |
| Small towns | Ramotswa | |
 Gaborone Dam |
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The Notwane (also Ngotwane ; English: Notwane River ) is a river in South Africa and Botswana . It is a left tributary of the Limpopo . A third of Botswana's population lives in the Notwane catchment area.
geography
The Notwane, initially also Ngotwane, rises in the South African province northwest about west of Zeerust . From there it flows approximately northwards. It is dammed to the Ngotwane Dam before it reaches the border between Botswana and South Africa . It follows the border, takes up the left tributary Taung and then reaches the Gaborone Dam near the capital Gaborone . In the further course it separates Gaborone from its suburb Tlokweng . The Notwane passes Mochudi and flows into the Limpopo in the province of Kgatleng , which forms the border with South Africa here. Its catchment area is 18,053 square kilometers.
Like its tributaries Taung, Metsimotlhabe, Peleng and Nnywane, the Notwane falls dry at times. On the other hand, flash floods occur after heavy rainfall .
Dams
The emergency wane is dammed by several dams. The Gaborone Dam has a capacity of around 141 million cubic meters. It serves to supply the Gaborone area including the city of Lobatse . Other dams in the catchment area are the Ngotwane Dam with a capacity of 18.8 million cubic meters, the Bokaa Dam on Metsimotlhabe, the Nnywane Dam on Nnywane near Lobatse and the Mogobane Reservoir on Taung.
Others
The football club Notwane FC from Gaborone, named after the river, plays in the Botswana Premier League .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ FAO report , accessed on November 24, 2015
- ^ AH Schumann (Ed.): Regional Management of Water Resources: Proceedings of an International Symposium. IAHS, 2001, ISBN 1901502511 . Excerpts from books.google.de
- ↑ Wasser in Botswana, p. 3 ( Memento of July 7, 2010 on WebCite ), accessed on November 23, 2015