Riet River
| Riet (Gama-!ab) | |
| Gmaap | |
| River | |
| Name origin: Native name Gama-!ab meaning 'muddy' in !Kora language | |
| Country | South Africa |
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| Regions | Free State, Northern Cape |
| Tributaries | |
| - right | Modder River |
| Source | |
| - location | Near Smithfield |
| Mouth | Vaal River |
| - location | Confluence |
| - elevation | 1,001 m (3,284 ft) |
| - coordinates | 28°59′58″S 23°53′17″E / 28.99944°S 23.88806°ECoordinates: 28°59′58″S 23°53′17″E / 28.99944°S 23.88806°E |
| Length | 300 km (186 mi) |
  Location of the Riet River mouth
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The Riet River is a westward-flowing tributary of the Vaal River in central South Africa. In precolonial times the Riet was known as the Gama-!ab (or Gmaap), a !Kora name meaning 'muddy'. Its main tributary is the Modder River and after the confluence the Riet River flows westwards to meet the Vaal.
The Riet flows about 300 km from the vicinity of the eastern Free State town of Smithfield and has a confluence with the Vaal River upstream from the Northern Cape town of Douglas.
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