The Black Kei River, originates southwest of Queenstown, and eventually joins the White Kei River, to become the Great Kei River. Several villages are situated on its banks, including McBride Village, Qabi, Ntabelanga, Thornhill, Loudon, Mitford, Basoto, Baccle's Farm and Tentergate.[1]

Black Kei River Swart-Keirivier
Location of the Black Kei River mouth
Etymology	From kei, the word for "water" in the Khoekhoe language
Location
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape Province
Physical characteristics
Source	Stormberg
• location	Eastern Cape, South Africa
• elevation	1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Source confluence	Swart-Kei / Wit-Kei
Mouth	Confluence with White Kei River
• coordinates	32°13′34″S 27°30′36″E
• elevation	540 m (1,770 ft)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Klaas Smits River
• right	Klipplaat River

The Thrift Dam is its only significant reservoir. Presently this river is part of the Mzimvubu to Keiskamma Water Management Area.[2]

Its upper reaches form the western boundary of the Tsolwana Nature Reserve, and during the mid-1800s, the Black Kei and its Klipplaat tributary formed the northern boundary of British Kaffraria. The Klaas Smits and Klipplaat rivers are its main tributaries.[3]

See also

• Great Kei River
• List of rivers of South Africa

References

External links

• SA Estuarine Land-cover: Great Kei Catchment
• Towns of historical interest in the 'kei

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[ru] Чёрный Кей