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The river Khumib is an ephemeral river crossing the Kunene Region of north-western Namibia. It occasionally carries surface water during the rainy seasons in November and February/March. Its catchment area is estimated between 2200[1] and 2,300 square kilometres (890 sq mi).[2]

Khumib River
Physical characteristics
Source	near Orupembe
• location	Kunene Region
• elevation	1,542 m (5,059 ft)
Mouth	Atlantic Ocean
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	c.80 km (50 mi)
Basin size	c.2,300 km2 (890 sq mi)

The Khumib has its origin near the settlement of Orupembe in the remote north-west of Kunene. From there the river course passes westwards to the Skeleton Coast and drains into the Namib Desert. It only occasionally discharges into the Atlantic Ocean.[1]

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[de] Khumib

Der Khumib ist der nördlichste und kleinste der Trockenflüsse im Westen Namibias. Er hat seinen Ursprung nordöstlich von Orupembe und mündet nach nur 80 Kilometer bei Sarusas in den Atlantik.

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