The Semowane River is a major natural watercourse in Southern Africa. Within
Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kal ...
the Semowane River forms a boundary between several governmental jurisdictions. This river is a vital source of water to the ephemeral
wetland
A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The ...
s of the
Makgadikgadi, where a number of species of limited distribution thrive.
[Hulsmans, 2006] Specifically the Semowane River discharges to
Sua Pan
The Sua Pan or Sowa Pan is a large natural topographic depression within the Makgadikgadi region of Botswana. It is located near the village of '' Sowa'', whose name means salt in the language of the San. The Sua salt pan is one of three large ...
.
See also
*
Nwetwe Pan
References
* Botswana National Government Constitution: Volume I (2008)
* Ann Hulsmans, Sofie Bracke, Kelle Moreau, Bruce J. Riddoch, Luc De Meester and Luc Brendonck, ''Dormant egg bank characteristics and hatching pattern of the Phallocryptus spinosa (Anostraca) population in the Makgadikgadi Pans (Botswana)'',
Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands, Volume 571, Number 1 / November, 2006 ISSN 0018-8158 (Print) 1573–5117, pages 123-13
Line notes
Rivers of Botswana
Makgadikgadi Pan
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