Karnmelk Spruit
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| Karringmelk Spruit | |
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 A special tourist train steaming across the Kraai River bridge near Lady Grey in 1979 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Witteberge |
| • coordinates | 30°42′31″S 27°27′51″E / 30.70861°S 27.46417°E |
| • elevation | 2,500 m (8,200 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | South of Lady Grey, South Africa |
• coordinates | 30°54′20″S 27°07′28″E / 30.90556°S 27.12444°E |
• elevation | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Orange River |
The Karringmelk Spruit (literally "Buttermilk Spruit") is a tributary of the Kraai River in the Senqu area in the northeastern part of the Eastern Cape. It rises to the south of Wittenberg near Lesotho and flows as a stream southwestward through valleys and gorges east of the town of Lady Grey and further south to where it joins the Kraai River at 30°54′20″S 27°07′58″E / 30.90556°S 27.13278°E.
The river is crossed by a historical railway line (at 30°48′01″S 27°14′48″E / 30.80028°S 27.24667°E), and the Jan Kemp Vorster Bridge (1973) carries car traffic over the river in the direction of Barkly East, about 50 km away.
Etymology of Karringmelk
[edit]The Dutch name "karnmelk" means buttermilk, the slightly sour liquid left after butter has been churned, used in baking or consumed as a drink.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Google Map of Karnmelk Spruit's mouth at Geonames.org (cc-by); post updated 2020-01-28; database download on 2017-02-28
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