Modder River
| Modder River | |
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 Modder River pontoon bridge, 1899 | |
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| Etymology | Modder meaning 'mud' in Afrikaans |
| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Region | Free State, Northern Cape |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Riet River |
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• elevation | 1,114 m (3,655 ft) |
The Modder River is a river in South Africa. It is a tributary of the Riet River[1] that forms part of the border between the Northern Cape and the Free State provinces. The river's banks were the scenes of heavy fighting in the beginning of the Second Boer War at the Battle of Modder River.
There is an inhabited farming place named "Modder River" just north of the confluence between this river and the Riet.[2][3]
The Modder River is used extensively for irrigation, including the Krugersdrift Dam near Bloemfontein.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Upper Orange WMA 13
- ^ Modder River - Description
- ^ Padlangs deur Suid-Afrika. 2010 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
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