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The Kuiseb River is an ephemeral river in western-central Namibia. Its source is in the Khomas Highland west of Windhoek . From there it flows westwards through the Namib-Naukluft National Park and the Namib desert to Walvis Bay .
The Kuiseb River in Namibia is a prominent ephemeral river in Africa. [1] [2] It flows from the Khomas highlands west of Windhoek to Walvis Bay, through the Namib Desert.The river only flows above ground during the rare occurrences of heavy rain in its catchment area.
This park has "a spectacular coastal dune belt, vast gravel plains, Namibia’s richest coastal area for birds, rich botanical diversity, and major ephemeral river systems and their river mouths." [ 2 ] The central coast line of 1,600 kilometres (990 mi), which includes the Dorob National Park, is an area of hyper arid desert.
It is well suited for the outdoor lifestyle, boasting sports such as sandboarding, kiting, surfing, swimming, angling, sailing, golf and other indoor and outdoor sport codes. There is Walvis Bay Lagoon and Aquatic Activities, Kuiseb River Delta and the beach itself where people enjoy swimming and catching fish. [citation needed]
Friedenau Dam is a gravity concrete dam in Khomas Region, Namibia.Located 38 kilometres (24 mi) southwest of Windhoek, it dams the Kuiseb River and provides water to nearby Matchless Mine.
The C14, also the MR 36, is an untarred road in Namibia.It starts in Walvis Bay and goes south-east through Solitaire, Maltahöhe, Helmeringhausen and ends in Goageb.It is 643 kilometres (400 mi) long and rises up to an altitude of 1,528 metres (5,013 ft) above sea level.
W. mirabilis is endemic to the desert bordering the Angolan and Namibian coast, between 4.8 km (3.0 mi) and 149 km (93 mi) inland, and from 14.12°S, near the Bentiaba River in Angola, to 23.64°S, near the Kuiseb River in Namibia, a distance of 1,096 km (681 mi). [23]
Recharge in these areas is low and unreliable, groundwater lies at great depths and sometimes is of poor quality. Other areas are favorable, sitting on high-yielding, very productive aquifers that contain more water than farmers and communities presently need. Numerous small springs throughout the country sustain wildlife, man and livestock.