The Tsitsikamma River (Afrikaans: Tsitsikammarivier) is a small river at the western end of the Eastern Cape coast, South Africa. It is part of the Fish to Tsitsikama Water Management Area.[3]

Tsitsikamma River
Location of the Tsitsikamma River's mouth
Etymology	From the Khoekhoe language tse-tsesa, meaning clear, and gami, meaning water, probably referring to the clear water of the Tsitsikamma River.[1] Other meanings are 'place of much water' and 'waters begin'.[2]
Location
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Tsitsikamma Mountains
• elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Mouth	Indian Ocean
• location	Huisklip Beach
• coordinates	34°03′35″S 22°14′33″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)

Course

It is a small permanent river that has its sources in the Tsitsikamma Mountains. Initially it flows southwards, then it flows southeastwards, parallel to the coast for most of its course, bending southwestwards only 3 km from its mouth in Huisklip Beach.[4]

See also

• Tsitsikamma National Park
• List of rivers of South Africa
• List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa

References

External links

• Tsitsikamma National Park
• Tsitsikamma River Research