Senqunyane
| Senqunyane | ||
 Mohale Dam |
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| Data | ||
| location |
 Lesotho , Maloti Mountains |
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| River system | Orange | |
| Drain over | Orange → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | Front Range 29 ° 7 ′ 51 ″ S , 28 ° 15 ′ 49 ″ E |
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| Source height | around 3010 m | |
| muzzle |
Senqu in Ha Nkau coordinates: 30 ° 1 '59 " S , 28 ° 10' 25" O 30 ° 1 '59 " S , 28 ° 10' 25" O |
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| Mouth height | around 1510 m | |
| Height difference | around 1500 m | |
| Bottom slope | around 7.5 ‰ | |
| length | around 200 km | |
| Left tributaries | Mantšonyane | |
| Right tributaries | Bokong, Jorotane | |
| Communities | Ha Marakabei, Ha Lesobeng | |
The Senqunyane [ sɛ / ᵑǃuˈɲɑnɪ ] (from the river name Senqu and Sesotho nyane 'small', meaning “Little Senqu”) is a river in Lesotho . It is a right tributary of the Senqu , which is called the Oranje or Orange River in South Africa .
geography
The Senqunyane rises in the westernmost mountain range of the Maloti Mountains , the Front Range. The three districts of Maseru , Berea and Leribe meet at its source . The Senqunyane flows first southwest, then south. At Ha Marakabei it meets the road that leads from the Lowlands in western Lesotho to Thaba-Tseka . It forms district boundaries almost everywhere along its course: the border between Berea and Thaba-Tseka district even runs completely along the Senqunyane. Shortly before the estuary, it reaches the Mohale Dam , which is part of the Lesotho Highland Water Project . After about 200 kilometers, the Senqunyane flows into the Senqu at Ha Nkau, which forms the border between the districts of Mohale's Hoek and Quthing .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Map of Lesotho (physical) 1: 250,000
- ↑ David Ambrose : The Guide to Lesotho. Winchester Press, Johannesburg / Maseru 1976, ISBN 0-620-02190-X , p. 205.