Tsondab River
Physical characteristics
SourceRemhoogte Mountains
  locationHardap Region
MouthTsondabvlei
  location
Hardap Region
  coordinates
23°55′13″S 15°22′11″E / 23.9203°S 15.3698°E / -23.9203; 15.3698
Lengthc.150 km (93 mi)
Basin size3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftDiep River
  rightNoab River, Koireb River

The Tsondab River is an ephemeral river in the Hardap Region of central Namibia. Its source is in the Remhoogte Mountains. From there it flows westwards through the Namib-Naukluft National Park before evaporating at Tsondabvlei. Inflows of the Tsondab are Diep, Noab and Koireb. Tsondab's catchment area (including its tributaries) is 3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi).[1][2]

References

  1. 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. 132–133. ISBN 9991670947.
  2. Strohbach, B.J. (2008). "Mapping the Major Catchments of Namibia" (PDF 1.0MB). Agricola. 2008: 63–73. ISSN 1015-2334. OCLC 940637734.


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