Groot River (Eastern Cape)

Groot River
River
Name origin: From Grootrivier, meaning "big river" in the Afrikaans language
Country	South Africa
State	Eastern Cape
Source	_
Source confluence	Kariega and Sout confluence
Mouth	Gamtoos River
- location	Confluence with Kouga River
- elevation	90 m (295 ft)
- coordinates	33°44′45″S 24°36′55″E / 33.74583°S 24.61528°E / -33.74583; 24.61528Coordinates: 33°44′45″S 24°36′55″E / 33.74583°S 24.61528°E / -33.74583; 24.61528
Location of the Groot River mouth

The Groot River is a river in the southern area of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is a right hand tributary of the Gamtoos River. This river passes through Steytlerville.

The Groot River originates at a point where the Kariega River and the Sout River meet, although they enter the Beervlei Dam as the Sout River. Beyond the dam, the river becomes the Groot River, running southeast. Near the town of Steytlerville it turns slightly southwards before heading eastward again, lastly bending southwards before it joins the Kouga River to form the Gamtoos at the confluence.