Great Kei River

Great Kei River
Groot-Keirivier
Aerial photograph of the mouth of the Great Kei River as it meets the Indian Ocean. The river ferry allowing vehicles and passengers to cross the river can be seen in the foreground.
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Great Kei River is located in South Africa
Great Kei River
Location of the Great Kei River mouth
EtymologyFrom kei, the word for "water" in the Khoekhoe language
Location
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape Province
Physical characteristics
SourceStormberg Mountains
 • locationEastern Cape, South Africa
 • elevation1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Source confluenceSwart-Kei / Wit-Kei
 • coordinates32°13′34″S 27°30′36″E / 32.22611°S 27.51000°E / -32.22611; 27.51000
 • elevation540 m (1,770 ft)
MouthIndian Ocean
 • location
By Kei Mouth, South Africa
 • coordinates
32°40′34″S 28°22′51″E / 32.67611°S 28.38083°E / -32.67611; 28.38083
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length320 km (200 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftXolobe
 • rightKubusi

The Great Kei River is a river in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is formed by the confluence of the Black Kei River and White Kei River, northeast of Cathcart. It flows for 320 km (199 mi)[1] and ends in the Great Kei Estuary at the Indian Ocean with the small town Kei Mouth on the west bank. Historically the Great Kei River formed the southwestern border of the Transkei region as was formerly known as the Nciba River.