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Buffels River (Northern Cape)

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

Buffels River is a river that flows only for a short period after rainfall and is dry for most of the year. It is located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It flows through the arid Namaqualand region and generally drains westwards towards the Atlantic Ocean near Kleinzee. The river is made up of highly irregular flow patterns, it depends mainly on seasonal rainfall in its catchment area.

Flows through: South Africa.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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