Elands River (North West)

Elands River
Elands River (North West) is located in South Africa
Elands River (North West)
Location of the Elands River mouth
EtymologyNamed after the Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx)
Native nameTswana: Kgetleng
Location
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
CitiesSwartruggens, Sun City
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationWest of Koster
 • elevation1,650 m (5,410 ft)
MouthCrocodile River (West)
 • location
Near Vaalkop Dam
 • coordinates
25°27′51″S 26°45′24″E / 25.46417°S 26.75667°E / -25.46417; 26.75667
 • elevation
971 m (3,186 ft)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightKoster River, Selons River, Hex River

The Elands River (Tswana: Kgetleng,[1] Afrikaans: Elandsrivier) is located in the North West Province, South Africa. It is a tributary of the Crocodile River, part of the Limpopo River basin.

A soldier from the 3rd New South Wales Bushmen contingent at Elands River in 1901, one year after the battle
  1. ^ Morton, Fred. "Fenders of Space: Kgatla Territorial Expansion Under Boer and British Rule, 1840–1920". Indigenous Southern African Responses to Colonialism, 1840-1930: 21–46.