Tarka River
| Tarka River | |
| Umncumuba | |
| River | |
| Name origin: Tarka probably meaning 'place of many women' in the Khoekhoe language. The Xhosa name Umncumuba means 'willow tree' | |
| Country | South Africa |
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| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Source | |
| - location | Bamboesberg |
| Mouth | Great Fish River |
| - location | Confluence |
| - elevation | 815 m (2,674 ft) |
| - coordinates | 32°18′53″S 25°43′30″E / 32.31472°S 25.72500°ECoordinates: 32°18′53″S 25°43′30″E / 32.31472°S 25.72500°E |
  Confluence of the Tarka and Great Fish Rivers
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The Tarka River is a river in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Along with the Baviaans River, Grootbrak River and Kat River it is a major eastern tributary of the Great Fish River. The Lake Arthur Dam and the Kommandodrif Dam are located in this river. The latter is included in the Commando Drift Nature Reserve.
The Tarka river is part of the Fish to Tsitsikama Water Management Area.
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