Orange River
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| Length | 2,200 km |
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| Mouth | Atlantic Ocean |
| Sources | Drakensberg |
| Lesotho | |
| Cities | Upington |
| Orania, Northern Cape | |
| Aliwal North | |
| Vioolsdrif | |
| Bridges | General Hertzog Bridge |
| Hennie Steyn Bridge | |
| Majaphuthi Bridge | |
| Did you know | At the source of the Orange the rainfall is approximately 2000 mm per annum, but precipitation decreases as the river flows westward; at its mouth rainfall is less than 50 mm per annum. |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 645005 |
About Orange River
The Orange River is the longest river in South Africa and the Orange River Basin extends extensively into Namibia and Botswana to the north. It rises in the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho, flowing westwards through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean.
