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Nossob River
| Nossob River | |
|---|---|
 The Auob River's course, a Nossob tributary | |
 | |
  Location of the Nossob River's mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | Botswana, Namibia and South Africa |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Otjihavera Range, Namibia |
| • elevation | 1,900 m (6,200 ft) |
| 2nd source | Confluence of the Swart-Nossob and Wit-Nossob |
| • elevation | 1,565 m (5,135 ft) |
| Mouth | Molopo River |
• location | Northern Cape, South Africa |
• coordinates | 26°54′15″S 20°41′24″E / 26.90417°S 20.69000°E |
• elevation | 890 m (2,920 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Black Nossob River, Klein Nossob River |
| • right | White Nossob River, Auob River |
The Nossob River (also Nosob or Nossop; ǂnuse ǃab, Khoikhoi for black river)[1] is a dry river bed in eastern Namibia and the Kalahari region of South Africa and Botswana. It covers a distance of 740 km[2] and last flooded in 1989. The river also lends its name to Nossob camp (25°25′18″S 20°35′47″E / 25.42167°S 20.59639°E) in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.[2]
- ^ du Plessis, E.J. (1973). Suid-Afrikaanse berg- en riviername. Tafelberg-uitgewers, Cape Town. p. 293. ISBN 0-624-00273-X.
- ^ a b Raper, P.E. (2004). South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball, Jhb & Cape Town. p. 278. ISBN 1-86842-190-2.
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