Kraai River

The Kraai River (literally "Crow River") is a tributary of the Orange River (also called Gariep River by locals) that flows near Barkly East in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Loch bridge on the Kraai River
Kraai River
The river near Barkly East
Location
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMoshesh's Ford
 • coordinates30°51′9″S 27°46′40″E
 • elevation1,845 m (6,053 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Aliwal North, Eastern Cape, South Africa
 • coordinates
30°40′2″S 26°45′6″E
 • elevation
1,340 m (4,400 ft)
Basin features
River systemOrange River
Tributaries 
 • leftKarnmelkspruit
 • rightBell River

The Kraai River originates in the mountains south of Lesotho and flows westward from the confluence of the Bell River and the Sterk Spruit at Moshesh's Ford at 30°51′09″S 27°46′40″E all the way to Aliwal North, where it joins the Orange River at 30°40′02″S 26°45′06″E.[1]

The river flows almost entirely over sandstone rocks of the Clarens Formation.

The Kraai is fishable, containing rainbow trout, brown trout and smallmouth yellowfish.[2]

A special tourist train steaming across the Kraai River bridge near Lady Grey in 1979

In 1881[3] a sandstone[4] arch bridge called the J W Sauer bridge was completed over the river. The bridge linked communities in the Kraai River basin with Aliwal North. The Sauer bridge and the Loch Bridge on the farm Tyger Krantz, are now Provincial Heritage sites.[5][6]

Major tributaries
  • Bell River and a tributary of the Bell, the Kloppershoek Spruit
  • Sterk Spruit, its tributaries are the Bok Spruit and Rifle Spruit
  • Joggem Spruit
  • Langkloof Spruit
  • Diep Spruit and its tributary, the Three Drifts Stream
  • Carlisleshoek Spruit and the Maartenshoek Spruit
  • Klein Wildebeest Spruit
  • Saalboom Spruit and its tributary, the Vaalhoek Spruit
  • Karnmelk Spruit
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See also

References
  1. Physiography of the Kraai River Catchment WalkerBouts.co.za
  2. "Fly Fishing" Archived 2015-06-18 at the Wayback Machine wildmountainadventures.co.za
  3. "Stone Arch Bridges Of The Northeast Cape" maclear.co.za
  4. "Exploring the Eastern Cape’s bridging legacy" farmersweekly.co.za
  5. "J W Sauer Bridge, Kraai River, Aliwal North District" sahra.org.za
  6. "Loch Bridge, Kraai River, Barkly East District" sahra.org.za


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