Orange River

THE Orange River is South Africa’s largest, longest and most significant river. It originates in the Maloti Mountains and Drakensberg in Lesotho, where it’s known as the Senqu River. From there the Orange River flows almost 2 200km westward, through the Eastern Cape, Free State and Northern Cape, eventually ending in the Atlantic Ocean at Alexander Bay on the West Coast of South Africa.

Let’s find out more about this river that brings life to the desert and forms the habitat of several species of fish, birds and other wildlife.

CATCHMENT AREA

Along with, its (river that flows into a larger one), the Orange River has a vast catchment area (area of ) of at least 973 000km².