The Nahoon River () is situated in the city of
East London
East London is the part of London, England, east of the ancient City of London and north of the River Thames as it begins to widen. East London developed as London Docklands, London's docklands and the primary industrial centre. The expansion of ...
on the east coast of South Africa.
Geography
It is to the east of the
Buffalo River harbour, and is to the west of
Gonubie River. The suburb of Nahoon is on its west bank and Beacon Bay is on the east bank. It flows through an
estuary
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime enviro ...
and Africa's southernmost mangrove forest into the
Indian Ocean
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. Its mouth is located near Nahoon Reef which is a famous
surfing
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spot and is also known for attacks by
great white shark
The great white shark (''Carcharodon carcharias''), also known as the white shark, white pointer, or simply great white, is a species of large Lamniformes, mackerel shark which can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major ocea ...
s.
Water management
The
Nahoon Dam supplies some of the water for the city of East London.
Presently this river is part of the
Mzimvubu to Keiskama Water Management Area.
Ecology
There is a small population of the
endangered
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching, inv ...
Eastern Province rocky (''Sandelia bainsii'') in the Nahoon river.
''Sandelia bainsii''
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See also
* List of rivers of South Africa
This is a list of rivers in South Africa.
It is quite common to find the Afrikaans word ''-rivier'' as part of the name. Another common suffix is "''-kamma''", from the Khoisan term for "river"
Meiring, Barbara"South African Toponymic Guidelin ...
* List of estuaries of South Africa
This is a list of estuaries in South Africa. The list is in order from East (border with Mozambique) to the West (border with Namibia).
The South African coastline stretches for some 3000 km from Kosi Bay near the Mozambique border in the ...
References
Rivers of the Eastern Cape
East London, South Africa
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