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Berg River
The
Berg River
(also called
Great Berg River
or in
Afrikaans
:
Bergrivier
) is a river located just north of
Cape Town
in the
Western Cape Province
of
South Africa
. It is approximately 294 km (183 mi) long with a
catchment area
of 7,715 km² (2979 mi²) and outlets into the
Atlantic Ocean
. About 65% of the Berg River area is under agriculture. The major towns in the Berg River area are
Velddrif
and
Laaiplek
near the coast,
Piketberg
,
Hopefield
,
Moorreesburg
and
Darling
further inland, and
Wellington
and
Paarl
in the upper catchment. The lead source of the Berg River is south of
Franschhoek
in the
Drakenstein
Mountains.
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