Koigab River

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Koigab River
Koigab Riverbed.jpg
Physical characteristics
Source near
 • locationKunene Region
MouthAtlantic Ocean
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Lengthc.130 km (81 mi)
Basin size2,400 km2 (930 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • left
 • right

The Koigab River is an ephemeral river on Namibia's Skeleton Coast. Its source is in the near , where its two inflows, the and the are located. Koigab's catchment area (including its tributaries) is estimated to be between 2320[1] and 2,400 km2 (930 sq mi).[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Strohbach, B.J. (2008). "Mapping the Major Catchments of Namibia" (PDF 1.0MB). Agricola. 2008: 63–73. ISSN 1015-2334. OCLC 940637734.
  2. ^ Jacobson, Peter J.; Jacobson, Kathryn M.; Seely, Mary K. (1995). Ephemeral rivers and their catchments: Sustaining people and development in western Namibia (PDF 8.7MB). Windhoek: Desert Research Foundation of Namibia. pp. 130–131. ISBN 9991670947.

Coordinates: 20°29′29″S 13°16′09″E / 20.49139°S 13.26917°E / -20.49139; 13.26917


Retrieved from ""