Bronkhorst Spruit | |
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Etymology | Likely named after "bronkors" or "bronkhorst" the Afrikaans word for watercress (Nasturtium officinale)[1] |
Location | |
Country | South Africa |
State | Gauteng and Mpumalanga |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Witwatersrand |
• location | East of Springs, Gauteng |
• elevation | 1,630 m (5,350 ft) |
Mouth | Wilge River (Olifants) |
• location | East of Bronkhorstspruit |
• coordinates | 25°48′30″S 28°51′10″E / 25.80833°S 28.85278°E |
• elevation | 1,370 m (4,490 ft) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Delmas River |
The Bronkhorst Spruit, meaning watercress stream or creek, is a river in the Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces of South Africa. In the 19th century it as was known as the Kalkoenkransrivier or Rhenosterpoortrivier. It is a tributary of the Wilge River in the Olifants River basin,[2] and it lends its name to the town of Bronkhorstspruit, situated mainly on its right bank.