Klip River | |
River | |
Country | South Africa |
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Province | Gauteng |
Mouth | Vaal River at Vereeniging |
- elevation | 1,414 m (4,639 ft) |
- coordinates | 26°40′15″S 27°57′15″E / 26.67083°S 27.95417°ECoordinates: 26°40′15″S 27°57′15″E / 26.67083°S 27.95417°E |
The Klip River is the main river draining the portion of Johannesburg south of the Witwatersrand, and its basin includes the Johannesburg CBD and Soweto. The mouth of the river is at Vereeniging where it empties into the Vaal River, which is a tributary to the Orange River. Besides Vereeniging, other towns along the river include Henley on Klip and Meyerton.