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 / 34.05972°S 22.24250°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Course
editIt 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]