Salt River (Western Cape)

Salt River Soutrivier
Location of the mouth in South Africa
Etymology	From sout, the word for salt in the Afrikaans language
Location
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape Province
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Atlantic Ocean
• location	Table Bay, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
• coordinates	33°54′26.7474″S 18°28′16.5828″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Liesbeeck River
• right	Black River, Elsieskraal River

The Salt River (Afrikaans: Soutrivier) is a river in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is a confluence of the Black River which just previously has been confluenced by the Elsieskraal River, and the Liesbeeck River. It flows into Table Bay at the Salt River mouth. Its catchment is part of the Central Management Area of the City of Cape Town. In 1510 the area was the scene of the Battle of Salt River. On 24 May 1695 the VOC ships Oosterland and Kallendijk wrecked at the mouth of the river.

See also

• Salt River, Cape Town, a suburb of Cape Town
  • Salt River railway station, a Metrorail train station in Salt River, Cape Town
• Battle of Salt River
• Salt River (Garden Route), a river mouthing near Nature's Valley
• List of rivers of South Africa
• List of estuaries of South Africa

External links

• State of Rivers Report: Greater Cape Town River 2005 Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine