Molopo River [SEP] continent
Molopo River
The Molopo River () is one of the main rivers in Southern Africa. It has a length of approximately 960 kilometres and a catchment area of 367,201 km with Botswana, Namibia and South Africa sharing roughly about a third of the basin each.
Course.
Its source is between Groot Marico and Lichtenburg and the river generally flows first to the west, and then to the southwest from its source. In its middle course the Molopo River forms a significant section of the border between Botswana and South Africa
River and the Bierspruit which join the Crocodile River west of the town of Thabazimbi.
The Marico sub-management area corresponds to the catchment of the Marico River. Main tributaries of the Marico River include the Klein Marico River and Groot Marico River.
The Upper Molopo sub-management area comprises the upper part of the Molopo River catchment. The Molopo River rises from the Molopo Eye near Mafikeng and flows westwards to form the northern border of the North West Province with Botswana. The Molopo River is a tributary of the