Hout River

Hout River
Hout River
	Location of the Hout River's mouth
Location
Country	South Africa
Region	Limpopo Province
Physical characteristics
Source	Waterberg
• location	near
Mouth	Sand River (Polokwane)
• location	near Waterpoort Gorge, Limpopo Province
• coordinates	23°4′2″S 29°34′45″E / 23.06722°S 29.57917°ECoordinates: 23°4′2″S 29°34′45″E / 23.06722°S 29.57917°E
• elevation	844 m (2,769 ft)
Length	170 km (110 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left
• right

The Hout River (Afrikaans: Houtrivier) is a river located in northern Limpopo Province, South Africa. It is a left hand tributary of the Sand River (Polokwane).

Course[]

The Hout River starts on the eastern side of the Waterberg and flows in a NNE direction. Its course is dammed at the , also known as Houtrivier Dam, the only significant dam in the whole Sand River basin.^[1] It continues flowing NNE until it reaches the southern flank of the Soutpansberg when it bends towards the ENE at the feet of the mountains right before meeting the left bank of the Sand River not far from the Waterpoort gorge.^[2]

During floods in the year 2000, this river carried away part of the tar road on the western side of a Hout River Bridge, leaving farmers in the area stranded for months.^[3]

References[]

^ "Sand River". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
^ "Sand Sub-basin". Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
^ Hout River Bridge